Several major projects will soon be\u00a0 rolled out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands as the government remains committed to\u00a0 reducing Grenada\u2019s food import bill by 25% this year. The announcement was made by the\u00a0 Minister for Agriculture and Lands, Forestry Economic Development and Cooperatives, Hon.\u00a0 Lennox Andrews, in his contribution to the debate on the 2025 Estimates of Revenue and\u00a0 Expenditure.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the 10 million USD World Bank Project, we are very close to setting up the largest\u00a0 farm machinery program, plans for the installation of four cold storage units geared at reducing\u00a0 wastage, including plans to engage the T.A. Marryshow Community College in programs for\u00a0 agricultural development at an estimated cost of seven hundred thousand dollars,\u201d Hon. Lennox\u00a0 Andrews disclosed.<\/p>\n
Carrying the portfolio of Economic Development and Cooperatives, Minister Andrews\u00a0 informed the sitting that Cabinet is now ready to take a bill to the House of Representatives for\u00a0 the decriminalisation of cannabis, which he labelled as a major development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe policy has already been approved by Cabinet; the bill is now being prepared by the\u00a0 Ministry of Legal Affairs for the decriminalisation, not legalisation, of cannabis,\u201d Minister\u00a0 Andrews clarified.<\/p>\n
Also, in his presentation, Minister Andrews highlighted ongoing efforts to boost the\u00a0 agricultural sector between the Chinese Mission and the Government of Grenada.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the support of the Chinese Agricultural Mission at La Sagesse under phase 8 of the\u00a0 Grenada China Technical Agricultural Cooperation, a tissue culture laboratory is set to be\u00a0 commissioned later this month\u2026 boosting the quantity and quality of disease-free plantlets for\u00a0 farmers,\u201d Minister Andrews added.<\/p>\n
Another major development highlighted by Minister Andrews is the handing over of title deeds\u00a0 to crown landowners who have completed payment for their allotted lands. \u201cSome of them\u00a0 have already paid for the lands, but they have no title to show; they have no plan; they have no\u00a0 title\u2026 Our aim is to regularise that. It simply means we are going to give them their plan in\u00a0 their hands, which states that they earn that title,\u201d Minister Andrews stressed.<\/p>\n
The Economic Minister described the move as economic empowerment for crown landowners:\u00a0 \u201cWith that title deed, Mr. Speaker, they can now go to any financial institution and get a loan\u00a0 to better their situation, be it to build, improve their conditions, or further educate their\u00a0 children.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first batch of approximately 60 persons will receive title deeds for their lands in early April\u00a0 2025.<\/p>\n
Plans for the further development of the poultry industry were also outlined, with the Cabinet\u00a0 approving a National Poultry Plan in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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