{"id":5018,"date":"2020-01-14T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T16:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T16:34:30","slug":"saint-lucia-to-brand-banana-as-premium-agricultural-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/14\/saint-lucia-to-brand-banana-as-premium-agricultural-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Lucia To Brand Banana As \u201cPremium\u201d Agricultural Product"},"content":{"rendered":"

(SNO) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Saint Lucia will be branding its bananas as a premium agricultural product as part of strategic efforts as it related to the island\u2019s banana industry.<\/p>\n

On Monday, cabinet met with high level officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main focus of this meeting was to discuss the critical challenges which our banana farmers face, the recommended solutions and some of the opportunities which our farmers should prepare themselves for,\u201d Prime Minister Allen Chastanet explained.<\/p>\n

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He stated that the branding of the island\u2019s banana is part of strategic efforts for the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we move forward, the branding of our banana as a \u201cPremium\u201d agricultural product is a major part of our strategic efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chastanet remarked that the development of a recipe book inspired by bananas is also being explored.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother initiative, which we are also developing, is a \u2018Banana Inspired Recipe Book,’\u201d he stated. \u201cThis recipe book will serve as a guide for alternative cooking uses of our bananas such as banana smoothies, banana bread and banana desserts among others.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Saint Lucia\u2019s banana industry received a heavy blow during the passage of Tropical Storm Kirk in 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Officials estimate that between 80 and 90 per cent of the industry sustained damage.<\/p>\n

Saint Lucia News Online<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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