Stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector have been applauded for their commitment to enhancing productivity and ensuring food security.

The commendation has come from Chief Agricultural Officer, Renatto Gumbs, while delivering remarks at a distribution ceremony in Barrouallie on Thursday, 5th December, 2024, under the UBEC-CERC SVG Food Insecurity Project.

Approximately 250 beneficiaries in Agricultural Region One from Richmond to Lowmans Hill, received production implements, farm equipment and irrigation systems.

Gumbs urged the recipients to use the equipment for the further development of the agriculture sector.

"I know these are challenging times we are facing, climate change, and we took all this into consideration in putting this project together. So, we look forward to working with you the farmers to make sure that we achieve our objective of food security, increased production, increased productivity. So, I hope this gesture by the Government, because this is ten million US dollars at stake, reap the reward we are looking forward to. I implore you to challenge my Extension Officers to work with you to achieve the objective we set out here today."

A similar ceremony was held at the Orange Hill Biotechnology Centre where approximately 340 beneficiaries received agricultural supplies.

The SVG Food Insecurity Project seeks to enhance food and nutrition security by increasing the production and productivity of chosen commodities, particularly among business-oriented small farmers and fishers.

It is being financed through a loan from the World Bank.

SOURCE: National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio)