by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Oct 8, 2018 | Top Stories
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir, sees the coconut industry as providing substantial benefits to the economy, by generating revenue and creating employment. He made these comments while addressing participants at the Coconut Plenary Session at the...
by Nya Phillips | May 14, 2018 | Ministry News
Coconut vendors in Barbados have been urged to ensure they practise proper food hygiene, especially if they want to compete within the global multi-billion dollar coconut value chain industry. This advice came from Senior Environmental Health Officer, Richard Bourne,...
by Nya Phillips | May 2, 2018 | Ministry News
Training for coconut vendors will continue over the next few weeks, as part of efforts to improve their operations and build a robust coconut industry. Workshops are scheduled for May 14, 16, and 22 and June 14, 16, and 22. All sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. until...
by BGIS | Apr 26, 2018 | Ministry News
Coconut vendors in Barbados have been encouraged to adhere to a set of guidelines designed to improve their operations, as Barbados joins 10 of its Caribbean neighbours in developing the coconut industry at the local and regional levels. The measures have been based...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 16, 2018 | Top Stories
It will not be business as usual for the local $10 million coconut industry as efforts are underway to streamline the players and bring them in line with international best practices for hygiene. Topping the list of concerns for the Ministry of Health is the pile-up...
