Tag: Agriculture
Agriculture chief targets challenges
Barbados' newest Chief Agricultural Officer has pointed to praedial larceny, monkeys, labour shortages, rising input costs, climate change, water scarcity and the need to...
Paul: Come out from under the rocks
Chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, is urging agriculturalists to step out.
He made that call yesterday during a media conference...
Bajans urged to adopt aquaponics, hydroponics
Barbadians are being encouraged to pursue aquaponics and hydroponics techniques in agricultural production amid climate change and its negative impact on the economy.
The advice...
Consumers urged to buy local
In an effort to push for accessibility of locally grown produce, the Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation (CAGRI), through its food sovereignty programme,...
Rats and monkeys biting into farmer’s crops
Farmer Rico Dyall is appealing to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for help in dealing with rats and monkeys that feast on...
DLP calls out Government over stalled sugar industry transition
A spokesperson for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has expressed strong concern over what the party describes as the Government’s mishandling of the transition...