The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is continuing to provide support to the Ministry of Agriculture with the donation of a drone costing 13-thousand US dollars.
Local Livestock Farmers have been assured that the Ministry of Agriculture will continue with the export of livestock in the New Year.
Some changes are expected to take place in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the New Year, as efforts continue to enhance efficiency.
The Ministry of Agriculture this week benefited from another donation of seeds, as part of efforts to rehabilitate the Agricultural Sector, following the devastation caused by the La Soufriere Volcanic eruption. The seeds were donated by Bayer AG, at a cost of some 300-thousand dollars.