Agriculture

Government Commended By The Petite Martinique Farming Community For Introduction Of Plough Service

Beausejour, Carriacou- With a plough tractor now stationed and operational on the island of Petite Martinique, the farming community there is commending the Government of Grenada for the timely gesture. Since the introduction of the […]

Agriculture

Meet The Farmer Earl Jones

With aspirations of scaling up production through land tenureship, 40 year old Earl Jones has decided to become a full-time farmer. Jones, who currently propagates 1.3 acres of family land in southern St.Andrew, said he […]

Agriculture

Meet Farmer And Educator Andy Paul

When Andy Paul first attended a beginner’s course in Commercial Beekeeping organised by the Ministry of Agriculture  in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Corporation on  Agriculture (IICA), in 2002, he had no idea that […]

Agriculture

Meet The Farmer Whitfield Lyons

Agriculture provides more than food; it contributes to economic growth and better livelihoodsfor farmers such as Whitfield Lyons. Lyons, from La Poterie, St.Andrew, has been farming full time for five years . The 44-year-old is […]

Agriculture

Grenada Benefits From FAO Regional Project To Strengthen Protective Cultivation Systems

Grenada is among four Caribbean countries that will be scaling up innovative protected cultivation systems to enhance the quality of vegetable products. These benefits will be derived from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation […]

Agriculture

Meet the Farmer – Gerard “ Slatta “ John

Gerard John is continuing  a family  tradition,  making his  contribution to food and nutrition security on the sister-isles of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Gerard, in  his late twenties (20s),  is following in the footsteps of […]

Agriculture

Meet The Farmer-Dr.Guido Marcelle

A Botanist and Chemist with a background in Pharmacognosy, Dr. Guido Marcelle, owns and operates  Dr. G’s Garden in St. Andrew. Being fully aware of all the plants that are around, including the weeds, he […]