The Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN) has applauded the government’s launch of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI) Egg Academy Poultry Research and Training Center as a part of its overall egg production plan. With a goal of producing one million eggs annually, the research and training center is expected to greatly assist in
The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) officially opened its Poultry Research and Training Centre yesterday. The learning center is expected to produce one million eggs annually for The Bahamas, Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting said yesterday at the opening ceremony. Sweeting added that the learning center, which will house 3,800
The Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs is preparing to unveil two 40-foot containerized farms – one for Abaco and one for Eleuthera – before the end of the 2022/2023 budget period, Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting said yesterday, adding that his ministry will also launch greenhouse
The government hopes to slash the country’s import bill by $12.5 million with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ new egg production project, Golden Yolk, which was launched yesterday. The project seeks to increase Bahamian egg production from 750,000 to more than 27 million eggs per year. Delivering remarks at an official launch ceremony
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping The Bahamas to qualify for $10 million in funding for agricultural purposes, the Bahamas’ Ambassador to the FAO Winston Pinnock explained yesterday. Pinnock, along with FAO Assistant Director General Mario Lubetkin, FAO Subregional Coordinator Dr. Renata Clarke and Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources