by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 11, 2018 | Ministry News
Barbadians interested in learning how to grow their own lettuce now have the opportunity to do so. This is because the Rural Development Commission (RDC) will be conducting a workshop on Lettuce Production on Saturday, April 14 on a plot of land owned by one of its...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 9, 2018 | Ministry News
As part of its efforts to encourage Barbadians to grow and eat what is produced on their own land, the Rural Development Commission (RDC) will be conducting its first ever Grow What You Eat Seminar on Wednesday, April 18. Entitled: Selecting the Best Crops for Your...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 6, 2018 | Ministry News
The Rural Development Commission (RDC) is continuing its efforts to promote the Grow What You Eat Programme initiated this year at Agrofest. On Tuesday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 11, staff from the RDC will be distributing free planting receptacles, including...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 27, 2018 | Ministry News
Efforts are on to continue the momentum of the Grow What You Eat pilot project of the Rural Development Commission (RDC), started this year at Agrofest. Come month-end, the programme will be bolstered when the RDC hosts its first Open Farm workshop at Foster Hall, St....
by Joy-Ann Gill | Feb 26, 2018 | Top Stories
Though satisfied with the involvement of youth in this year’s Agrofest, Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Denis Kellman, wants to see more utilisation of the land area around the island as spaces for food production. Speaking following a tour of the...
