OECS Agriculture Ministers Discuss Recovery and Transformation of the Sector
February 20, 2021
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A SPECIAL Meeting of Agricultural Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) was held virtually on Tuesday, February 16th 2021, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Samantha Marshall, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs for Antigua and Barbuda.
In the main, the Meeting focused on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) COVID-19 Investment Initiative and the strategic ways in which the information will strengthen the OECS’ Food and Agriculture Sector Recovery and Transformation plan.
The health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to threaten the adequate functioning of food supply chains to the region as many countries move to secure their domestic supplies by imposing export restrictions.