by Joy-Ann Gill | Feb 8, 2021 | Top Stories
Barbados’ first female and youngest ever Chief Agricultural Officer, Keeley Holder. (GP) The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has its first female and youngest ever Chief Agricultural Officer. She is Keeley Holder, whose appointment took effect from...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Apr 18, 2019 | Top Stories
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
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
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
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...
