The Ministry of the Blue Economy and\u00a0 Marine Affairs (BEMA), in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean\u00a0 States (OECS) Commission, under the OECS Food and Agriculture Systems\u00a0 Transformation (FAST) and the Blue Economy Strategy will host a\u00a0capacity-building\u00a0 initiative to support the Sea Moss Industry in Grenada.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
The training will be conducted from\u00a026<\/b>th\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 28<\/b>th\u00a0<\/b>January 2026\u00a0<\/b>in the form of a\u00a0 national workshop on the first two days, followed by a field visit on the final day. This\u00a0 initiative is designed to enhance the technical, entrepreneurial, and market-readiness\u00a0 capacity of stakeholders within the sea moss value chain.<\/p>\n
Participants will gain firsthand exposure to best practices, theoretical and practical\u00a0 knowledge across key areas including production, harvesting and post-harvesting\u00a0 practices, food safety, product development, marketing and business development and\u00a0 management.<\/p>\n
This initiative forms part of ongoing local and regional efforts to promote sustainable\u00a0 livelihoods, improve food security and foster resilience within the blue economy sectors.<\/p>\n
For further details regarding participation kindly contact the office at telephone number:\u00a0\u00a0438 \u2013 5050\u00a0<\/b>or email:\u00a0registry@bema.gov.gd<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ministry of the Blue Economy and\u00a0 Marine Affairs (BEMA), in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean\u00a0 States (OECS) Commission, under the OECS Food and Agriculture Systems\u00a0 Transformation (FAST) and the Blue Economy Strategy 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