Agriculture
SPICE REPLANTING PROGRAMME
The government of Grenada, through the ministry of agriculture, is intensifying efforts to increase the production of Spices with the launch of the spice replanting program. The official launch of the program occurred at the St. David’s roman catholic school in Belle...
SCHOOL PROJECT GETS BOOST
The St. Patrick’s Anglican School is a recipient of four goats from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Goat Facility at Laura in St. David, as the Ministry commits to assisting the school with its Goat Dairy Project. In a short ceremony at the school last Friday, Livestock...
GRENLEC IMPACTED BY HIGH FUEL PRICES
Every aspect of living is being impacted by the exorbitant cost of living globally, and almost every aspect of living requires the use of electricity This was the issue dissected on GBN’s beyond the headlines Monday night...
MONETARY SUPPORT TO COCOA INDUSTRY
Despite economic shocks, the Grenada Cocoa Association was able to sustain dependent farmers by increasing prices paid to farmers in January last year. Government is moving forward with its agenda to develop the agriculture industry by implementing programs and...
2022 PLANT DISTRIBUTION
The 2022 plant distribution season is now open and plants both locally and imported are available for purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9O4f67uojM
AGRICULTURE MINISTER FIELD VISIT
The first leg of meet, greet, and assessments by Agriculture Minister Adrian Thomas, kicked off on Wednesday in the parish of St. David with visits to the La Sagesse farm, Ashenden Propagation Station, and Laura’s goat facility....
PLANS FOR FISHERIES DIVISION
Renewed vision and increased investment, training, improved marketing and storage facilities and introduction of modern technology are some of the strategies that will be used to ensure the fisheries sector grows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aPqICDdFF0
MNIB FACING SHUTDOWN
There are some boards that require major urgent attention; the Marketing and National Importing Board is one, the planning and development authority is another”. That was the statement which piqued the interest of GBN during the weekly post cabinet briefing. A...
IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY
The NDC government aims to reduce the food import bill with public cooperation. Of all the shockwaves sent around the world by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, for many, the effect on food prices has been the most dramatic. Millions of tons of wheat, barley, oil and...
DEVELOPING LIVESTOCK IN CARRIACOU
The development of the livestock industry on the sister isle of Carriacou, will be high on the new administrations’ agenda, as government works on plans to enhance the agriculture sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpZqyMoHqY
