by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 20, 2018 | Top Stories
If householders grow the food they want to eat, this would help to reduce their supermarket bills and the island’s food imports. This view was expressed today by Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Denis Kellman, as he delivered remarks at the start of...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 18, 2018 | Ministry News
Barbadians have been urged to equip themselves with requisite skills and knowledge for growing their own food. This was the key message sent by Director of the Rural Development Commission, (RDC) Randolph Outram, to over 20 participants who attended that...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 18, 2018 | Ministry News
The Rural Development Commission’s (RDC) Grow What You Eat Agri Expo scheduled for this Friday, April 20 in Queen’s Park has been postponed. Companies with agricultural products and services or agro-processed products, which had previously expressed interest in...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 13, 2018 | Ministry News
The Rural Development Commission (RDC) will host a Grow What You Eat Agri-Expo and lecture on Friday, April 20, at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed. The Agri-Expo will be held near the Gazebo/Band Stand, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Companies with agricultural products and...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 12, 2018 | Top Stories
Scores of Barbadians showed up recently at the National Housing Corporation on Country Road to receive all types of seeds, seedlings and containers to begin growing their own food. The distribution of these items was undertaken by the Rural Development Commission...