Minister

Hon. Saboto Caesar
Biography

Welcome

  Welcome to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour.
The Ministry is the institutional body of the state responsible for the 
formulation, articulation and implementation of all policies and plans relating to Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour. 
The administrative arm of this Ministry is responsible for:
   - The co-ordination of all programmes of the various Departments, Divisions and Units.
  - The maintenance of communication with local, regional and international bodies affecting the functions of the Ministry.
  - The administration of revenue and expenditure transactions approved by Parliament.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will be represented at the Guyana Agriculture Investment Forum and  Expo by a fourteen (14) member delegation.

Fish exporter (Bequia Seafoods), a financial institution (Kingstown Co-operative Credit Union), representatives from the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies, Gideon Nash, Rudy Daize, legal advisors, trade experts and Mark Lulley will over the next few days engage other CARICOM stakeholders with the objective of obtaining opportunities for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Over five- hundred (500) stakeholder companies will participate in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo. The overall thrust is to reduce the region's US$6 billion food import bill by 25% by 2025. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has signed unto the CARICOM initiative and will launch its local chapter before August of this year, 2022. Hon. Saboto Caesar and the delegation will return to the State on Sunday, May 22nd, 2022.

phone
(784) 456-1410
pbx
(784) 456-1111
ext. no.
5301/5302
email
office.agriculture@mail.gov.vc, agricomsvg@gmail.com

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