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The Farmers’ Empowerment and Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) programme continues to be a successful initiative for supporting local small farmers.
CEO of the state-owned Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC), Frederick Inniss said over 800 persons have so far been trained in the programme, despite a number of challenges still affecting the initiative.
Speaking in the Lower House on Friday during the
The creation of the Barbados-Guyana food terminal will not only provide new opportunities for trade between the two Caribbean nations but will also increase the agro-processing capabilities available to the island’s farming sector.
This assurance came on Friday from Chief Agricultural Officer Keeley Holder during debate on the 2023-2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure in the Lower House.
She said increasing the
Barbados may have to explore the option of importing bees if it wants to expand the apiculture industry.
Senior Agricultural Officer Bret Taylor, speaking during the Estimates debates in the Lower House on Friday, said because local bees are aggressive, there may be a need to “bring in foreign bees”.
“We may need to bring in queens that are not as aggressive
There has been a shakeup of the Board at the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and a new one is expected to be named soon.Barbados TODAY investigations indicate that the Board was replaced by Cabinet last Thursday.A source close to the situation told Barbados TODAY an email was circulated on December 20, 2022, indicating that the Board, formerly chaired by Stevon Roberts had been dissolved.However, the source said by that time almost the entire Board had resigned.Two insurance executives are tipped to lead the new Board.David Wright, a Director of Sagicor Life, is reported to become the new chairman while Dodridge Miller, president and chief executive officer of Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited, is said to have been chosen for the position of deputy chairman.