by Sheena Forde | Apr 18, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Apiculture, Bees, Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has received funding for its national apiculture project. Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, made the disclosure during the third beekeeping forum on Wednesday, at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, Constitution Road,...
by Nya Phillips | Mar 28, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Agro-tourism, Chief Agricultural Officer, Indar Weir, Lennox Chandler, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, workshop
Barbados must capitalize on opportunities to strengthen the linkages between agriculture and tourism. This view was expressed by Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir, as he addressed an Agro-Tourism Policy Setting Workshop at the Courtyard by Marriot...
by Nya Phillips | Feb 15, 2019 | Ministry News | Tags: Barbados Apiculture Association, Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council
The Barbados Apiculture Association (BAA) is working with the Technical Educational and Vocational Training (TVET) Council to develop a set of standards for beekeeping. BAA President, Damian Hinds, made the announcement in light of plans by the Ministry of Agriculture...
by Nya Phillips | Feb 14, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Barbados Apiculture Association, Bees, Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Efforts are under way to develop a local apiculture (beekeeping) industry as part of plans to reposition the agricultural sector to the forefront of social and economic development in Barbados. Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, made the announcement on...
by Melissa Rollock | Aug 29, 2018 | Ministry News | Tags: Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Rabbit Production, workshop
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is hoping to change the attitudes and palates of Barbadians when it comes to the consumption of rabbit meat. To this end, it held a workshop on Rabbit Production this morning at the CARDI building, located on the...
