by Sheena Forde | Jul 10, 2018 | Ministry News | Tags: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Pesticides, Pesticides Control Unit
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s Pesticides Control Unit is urgently seeking the public’s assistance in collecting unused and expired pesticides, as well as empty pesticide containers and equipment used in the treatment of weeds, insects and rodents,...
by Nya Phillips | Jun 12, 2018 | Top Stories | Tags: agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Pesticides
In an effort to ensure that Barbadians and the wider Caribbean have access to “safe food”, emphasis must be placed on effective management of pesticides and other chemicals within the agricultural sector. This view was expressed by Senior Agricultural Officer in the...
by Nya Phillips | Jun 8, 2018 | Ministry News | Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization, Global Environment Facility, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Pesticides
Delegates from over 10 Caribbean countries will gather at the Courtyard by Marriot, Hastings, Christ Church, from June 11-13, for the 22nd Meeting of the Coordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean. The meeting is being hosted by the Ministry of...
