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 and Rural Transformation.
Local traditional cannabis cultivators and OECS workers intending to work on local, sub-regional and Canadian farms, stand to benefit from a new training program in safe cannabis production methodologies.
As part of activities to celebrate this country's 40th anniversary of independence, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour hosted an 'AGRI EXPO SVG' exhibition at the decommissioned E.T. Joshua airport from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th, October, 2019.
Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said that achieving 'Zero Hunger' is not only about addressing hunger, but also nourishing people, while nurturing the planet.