As the Inter-American Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)\u00a0 continues to\u00a0 support Grenada,\u00a0 talks are ongoing on\u00a0 additional support and modernization of\u00a0 the Agricultural sector.<\/p>\n
A two member delegation from IICA on\u00a0\u00a0 mission here in Grenada from September 11th<\/sup> – 13th<\/sup> 2019,\u00a0 met with the Ministers\u00a0 and Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs\u00a0 respectively.<\/p>\n Following a meeting with Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Hon .Yolande Bain Horsford on Thursday 12th<\/sup>,September; the\u00a0 delegation comprising of Ms. Beverly Best, IICA’s Director of External and Institutional Relations and\u00a0 Mr. Gregg Rawlins, IICA’s Representative in the Eastern Caribbean (ECS)\u00a0\u00a0 accompanied by\u00a0 Mr. Derek Charles, IICA’s National Specialist in Grenada visited the\u00a0 Mirabeau Abattoir, a facility that IICA has been offering technical support.<\/p>\n The mission allowed the organization to get a better understanding of the challenged being faced in the agricultural sector in Grenada and visualize the significance of the contributions to the Abattoir, this is according to Ms. Beverly Best, IICA’s Director of External and Institutional Relations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe visit was to meet with our key partners within the government of Grenada, with a view to understand the critical\u00a0 issues facing Grenada. IICA sees itself as an integral partner to the Agricultural sector. \u00a0For IICA we see ourselves not as a donor agencies but rather a technical institution. We have provided some support to this abattoir, as one of the initiatives that we have made a commitment to keep supporting.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Gregg Rawlins, IICA’s Representative in the Eastern Caribbean (ECS), based in St. Lucia, foresees that the abattoir is significant to the augmented production of livestock.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the abattoir here is in fairly good shape. It is a facility that would allow for the expansion of the\u00a0 livestock industry here in Grenada. There is still\u00a0 a need for more work to be done; which is\u00a0 what IICA is doing, working with the Ministry of Agriculture and other agencies,\u00a0 to see how we can get\u00a0 this facility\u00a0 to a point where it would be state of the art\u00a0 and serve as a basis \u00a0\u00a0for the increase\u00a0 in the production of livestock.\u201d<\/p>\n Livestock and Veterinary officer Dr. Kimond Cummings expressed the Ministry\u2019s Gratitude for IICA\u2019s continuous support.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to say thank you to Ms. Best and Mr. Rawlins, for the visit today. As we continue to work with IICA, we are happy to have these two delegates from IICA. The\u00a0 mission gives a real time perspective\u00a0 of what we have been doing\u00a0 here at the abattoir, so the organization \u00a0would have an appreciation\u00a0 of how much we have been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in June of this year, IICA facilitated an assessment of the equipment at the facility and exposed several\u00a0 workers at the abattoir \u00a0to safety regulations.\u00a0 Staff was also trained staff in food safety standards.<\/p>\n IICA has been involved with this project since 2018, when a request was made by the Ministry of Agriculture for technical support. The Organization which has 34 offices around the world, imparts knowledge and experiences in these member states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Inter-American Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)\u00a0 continues to\u00a0 support Grenada,\u00a0 talks are ongoing on\u00a0 additional support and modernization of\u00a0 the Agricultural sector. 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