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St Lucia launches ambitious agribusiness project

St Lucia has launched a multi-million dollar project aimed at strengthening agribusiness operations within the context of climate change according to CMC. The US$1.8 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Sustainable Agribusiness for Laborie and Environs (SABLE) project is intended…

UWP proposes measures for shaking off Maria-imposed shackles on the Agricultural Sector

The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is proposing “short-term” measures it is urging the government to implement, measures the party says will help boost restoration of the Hurricane Maria ravaged agricultural sector. The proposed measures speak to “a package of…

Farmers receive checks under Agricultural Emergency Response facility

The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the AID Bank, has begun distributing checks to farmers and fisherfolks who were affected by the passage of Hurricane Maria. This is being done under an Agricultural Emergency Response Grant funded by the…

Agriculture is the great platform for industrializing our continent – IICA Director General

San Jose, 15 January 2018 (IICA). Argentine Manuel Otero, a 66-year-old veterinarian, took office on Monday as Director General of IICA, the principal agency in the Americas dedicated to the promotion of rural development. After being sworn in, Otero stressed that…

3,932 farmers to benefit from Agricultural Emergency Response Grant

Some 3,932 qualified farmers who were affected by Hurricane Maria are expected to benefit from an Agricultural Emergency Response Grant. A contract was signed with the Dominica Agricultural Industrial & Development Bank (AID Bank) on Thursday which will be administering…

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