Minister of State with responsibility for\u00a0 Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Senator the Honourable Adrian Thomas\u00a0 recently held discussions on improved agriculture priority areas with Gregg Rawlins, the Eastern\u00a0 Caribbean States\u2019 representative at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture.<\/p>\n
The two met virtually in what was Senator Thomas\u2019s first official engagement with IICA since\u00a0 assuming office on June 30. Mr. Rawlins was accompanied by IICA\u2019s National Specialist in\u00a0 Grenada, Derek Charles.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, the IICA official highlighted the role of the Institute and briefly outlined its\u00a0 five programmes, the construct of the Eastern Caribbean States, and its collaboration with the\u00a0 Government of Grenada, through the Ministry. He also emphasized IICA\u2019s readiness to provide\u00a0 services to the agriculture sector in Grenada.<\/p>\n
Mr. Derek Charles provided a synopsis of priority areas of collaboration by IICA in Grenada,\u00a0 and highlighted the support to the abattoir project funded by the CDF, strengthening the\u00a0 governance of producer organisations, and training in post-harvest quality and food safety.<\/p>\n
Minister Thomas thanked IICA for the opportunity to meet and share areas of interest for the\u00a0 agriculture sector. He also emphasised the areas of Food Security, the Spice Industry; Medicinal\u00a0 Marijuana; and Specialization in Agriculture as a few of his Ministry\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n
IICA expressed its pleasure in meeting with the Honourable Minister and assured him of its\u00a0 commitment to continue to have close and cordial relations with his Ministry, and to contribute\u00a0 to him having a highly successful tenure in office, marked with outstanding achievements in the\u00a0 areas under his Ministerial portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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