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Territory’s Farmers To Receive Training In Agri-Business
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands’ farmers can expect to receive beneficial agribusiness information, and hear from experts in the fields of finance, business and growth, food production as well as distribution at the upcoming Agribusiness Training seminar.
Farmers discouraged ahead of Farmers’ Week 2013
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – While many might be eagerly anticipating the upcoming annual Farmers’ Week, some farmers have asserted that they may not even be inclined to participate and have described the event as a ‘vendors’ exhibition’.
Tempers flare as gov’t officials meet farmers on water concerns
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Tempers flared and words were exchanged at various points as government officials met with a group of farmers yesterday, January 7, 2013 at Paraquita Bay to iron out issues concerning the lack of water in the area.
Water woes: Farmers without reliable water for over 4 months
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The President of the Farmers on the Move group, Mr Khoy Smith, has disclosed that farmers at Paraquita Bay have been without a reliable source of water for over four months.
Stray animals frustrating the daylights out of residents!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – How many of you have left home for work, only to return in the evening to a yard filled with animal droppings? Stray animals have become a thorn in the side of Virgin Islands' residents, and it’s an issue the Agriculture Department has been grappling for years.
Bevin Brathwaite: Only BVIslander farmers can get gov’t assistance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Appearing before the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) to defend his Department’s Budget proposal Chief Agricultural Officer (CAO) Bevin Brathwaite sought to clarify which famer could and could not receive Government assistance through the farmer’s assistance programme.
VI invests in “quality” breeding stock!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the demand for quality meat in the Virgin Islands on the rise, the Agriculture Department is optimistic that with its new breeding initiative, it will become the foundation for an effective breeding programme to suffice the market demands and provide quality meat to consumers.
Restaurants & supermarkets asked to support local farmers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Territory’s leader is making an appeal to restaurateurs to support local farmers and highlight on their menus the word ‘fresh’ and ‘local’ to assist with boosting the Virgin Islands’ (VI) tourism product.
Greenhouses to be developed next year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When the greenhouses, located at Paraquita Bay, are developed in the New Year it would take between 20 to 24 individuals to man them, revealed Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. Kedrick Pickering at the December 19, 2011 Second House of Assembly sitting.
Chicken processing plant a viable option for Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hosts of the radio show Umoja, Cromwell Smith, Natalio Wheatley and Khoy Smith are of the view that investing in the existing chicken processing plant in the Virgin Islands could be a very feasible one for Government as it would ensure that other businesses are created around it and that less money leaves the country as the importation of chicken would be minimised.
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