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VI delegation meets Guyana's Agriculture Minister

- discussion included plans to develop a shade house culture among farmers, pesticide & toxic chemicals monitoring authority
The Visiting Virgin Islands (VI) delegation led by Hon Lorna G. Smith has met with Guyana’s Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha to discuss strengthening ties to support agricultural development between the two countries. Photo: MOA//Gov't of Guyana
Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said there was room for collaboration between Guyana and VI and that investors from the BVI can collaborate with local farmers to expand production and support export to the island. Photo: MoA/Gov't of Guyana
Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said there was room for collaboration between Guyana and VI and that investors from the BVI can collaborate with local farmers to expand production and support export to the island. Photo: MoA/Gov't of Guyana
Virgin Islands' Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1), left, along with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Theodore E. James. Photo: News Room
Virgin Islands' Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1), left, along with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Theodore E. James. Photo: News Room
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The visiting Virgin Islands (VI) delegation led by Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has met with Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha to discuss strengthening ties to support agricultural development between the two countries.

Information coming out of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Guyana is that subject Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1), along with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Theodore E. James and Mr Martin Tony Alphonso, formed part of the visiting delegation that met specifically with Minister Mustapha.

The Guyana Minister was accompanied by MoA’s Director General, Madanlall Ramraj, Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd, Registrar and Deputy Registrar of the PTCCB, Trecia David, and Suresh Amichand.

Shade house culture; chemicals monitoring authority 

The discussion included plans to develop a shade house culture among farmers.

A shade house is a structure enclosed by agro nets or any other woven material to allow required sunlight, moisture and air to pass through the gaps. It creates an appropriate microclimate conducive to the plant growth. It is also referred to as shade net house or net house.

Discussions also included steps to formally establish a pesticide and toxic chemicals monitoring authority in the VI.

Room for collaboration - Guyana Minister

The Ministry in a release added, “Although their land mass is significantly smaller than Guyana’s... there was room for collaboration and that investors from the BVI can collaborate with local farmers to expand production and support export to the island.”

A 17-member delegation from the Virgin Islands (VI) is currently in Guyana to explore trade, investment and enhanced cooperation with Guyana. 

The VI delegation comprises representatives from the financial services industry and various business sectors, highlighting the vast scope of commercial engagement between the two countries.

15 Responses to “VI delegation meets Guyana's Agriculture Minister”

  • The watchdog (03/08/2023, 09:59) Like (2) Dislike (14) Reply
    Lorna continues to make us proud
  • GT to the Bone (03/08/2023, 10:56) Like (4) Dislike (10) Reply
    Hon Lorna need to remove Visa restrictions FOR Guyanese working in BVI
  • question (03/08/2023, 11:49) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    What exactly are we looking to trade?
  • What!!’ (03/08/2023, 12:01) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    “Shade House” sounds just like greenhouses which we have a number of already never used but someone made ( stole ) a lot of money .
    • lol (03/08/2023, 15:23) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
      The cookie monster spend millions on shade(green)houses and that didnt work out. Who coming back with this scam?
  • My Take (03/08/2023, 12:51) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Keep all eyes on Lorna. Remember the plane.
  • Just Sayin (03/08/2023, 12:55) Like (6) Dislike (6) Reply
    Heard the BVI delegation was all stuck in their hotel rooms after 3 days, cause all they were eating was roti and chutney and well, u know what happens when u only eat curry.
  • Hmmmm (03/08/2023, 13:03) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Let us see what comes out of this as most who went don't do much now.
  • 100k? (03/08/2023, 14:09) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    What do you think the total cost of this trip has been?

    17 round trip flights to Guyana
    17 hotel rooms for multiple days
    Dining and entertainment for 17 people for multiple days
  • RedStorm (03/08/2023, 16:12) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Seriously, green house talk, and chemicals. Stop it people!
    Do we have a deal for training youth in agriculture
    Do we have talk of 50 acres of land to plant and ship to BVI ( Barbados got this deal)
    Do we have agriculture support.
    Lumber discount
    Oil arrangement.
    Tell us what is the arrangement.
    We soon run out of real food here, I cannot get plantain, dasheen and the likes of ground food and vegetables. Carrot bay will soon run out of ground food and fruits. Please tell us ,I am hoping you just did not go thousands of mile to return empty hand. Pari, bumming down , as there is no water with this heat, as James taking a trip to easy his stress.
  • st vincent (03/08/2023, 18:14) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    He have a sweet wife and would even fly her gates!! Always in these pink shit!!
  • make change (03/08/2023, 19:06) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    all the prime land in the VI done gah apartment complex on them...green house?? paraquita bay say she dont even have the time to waste on that again
  • Backflipping VIPs (04/08/2023, 08:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Team VIP = Forward never, backwards ever.


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