by Nya Phillips | Feb 2, 2018 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management is working to conserve the island’s local plant species. Addressing the scores of persons who attended the Ministry’s field day on local medicinal plants on Wednesday, Chief Agricultural...
by Nya Phillips | Jan 4, 2018 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management will soon roll out its Barbados Food Planting initiative, as part of efforts to encourage Barbadians who have access to land to plant more food crops. Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox...
by Nya Phillips | Dec 1, 2017 | Ministry News
Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler, has expressed optimism about the development of the local coconut industry, and he would like to see Barbadians do the same. According to him, many are doubtful of the island’s ability to handle such an undertaking. “When...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 7, 2017 | Ministry News
As Government looks to strengthen legislation to combat praedial larceny, the possibility of drone technology to police farms is also under consideration. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, farmers and other...
by Theresa Blackman | Oct 4, 2016 | Ministry News
Chief Agricultural Officer (CAO), Lennox Chandler, is dispelling some of the myths that have led to what he has described as “a circus of tomfoolery and absurdity” as it relates to agriculture in Barbados. While delivering the opening remarks this morning at a...