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Local Produce On Display At The Farmers’ Market

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
May 15, 2012 (SKNIS)

The Ministry of Agriculture is strengthening the legal knowledge base of the Federation’s small farmers in a series of important meetings this week.

In a three part forum dubbed “Agriculture and the Law,” authorities in the Agricultural Sector will promote discussions on the recently enacted Animals (National and International Movement and Prescribed Diseases Prevention) Act, 2012 and the Agricultural Produce and Livestock (Registration of Vendors) Act, 2012.

Assistant Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Shez Dore-Tyson said the main purpose of this series of meetings is to empower farmers.

“The main purpose of this series of meetings is to ensure that farmers are empowered,” said Ms. Dore-Tyson, “that they know the law, they know what their rights are, they know where to go, who to go to, if they are having a problem.”

Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture as well as the legal fraternity are slated to be on hand to guide the discussions.

“The Ministry has undertaken to have this series of meetings to ensure that all farmers in all areas of the island are aware of their rights with regards to these two pieces of legislation” said Ms. Dore-Tyson. “We have experts who are going to be at the forums to break it down so that all farmers can understand and appreciate the move that Government is making in terms of empowering them.”

Small farmers, supermarket and shop owners, and members of the general public are invited to join the discussions on Tuesday May 15, at the Wesley Methodist Church Hall on Victoria Road, Basseterre, on Wednesday May 16, at the St. Paul’s Community Center and on Thursday May 17, at the Cayon Community Center. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

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Fresh Produce Grown Locally

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
May 02, 2012 (CUOPM)

Government has made it abundantly clear its seriousness in the diversification of the St. Kitts and Nevis economy.

Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says evidence of this was visible at last week’s agricultural exhibition although there are still some outmoded attitudes toward agriculture still exist in the minds of many.

“All over the world, agriculture means business. Agriculture means security.  Agriculture means independence.  People in other countries know and understand this, and this Government is determined that the people of St. Kitts and Nevis will know and understand this as well,” said Dr. Douglas.

“No longer must we see agriculture as an old man heading to his mountain-ground, all alone at five in the morning or a frantic mother rushing to tend a few crops before dawn, on some distant plot, before heading out for a hard day’s work elsewhere. No.  That old man and that old woman did what they had to do, they did the best that they could, and we honor and respect their hard work in the face of grueling, unrelenting adversity,” said the Prime Minister.

Dr. Douglas said that agriculture moves forward and in St. Kitts and Nevis, it must been seen as a multi-faceted, dynamic and key to the security of countless economies around the world.

He commended Minister of Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, for all that he and his ministry have been doing to ensure that the people of St. Kitts and Nevis will understand the tremendous opportunities inherent in agriculture.

“Last week’s Agricultural Fair made that point abundantly clear.  As that event showed, not only is this Government determined to change our people’s attitudes toward agriculture, but the Ministry has skillfully revolutionised its approach to the “selling” of agriculture. No longer is its Agricultural Exhibition simply a day when one looks at farm produce and livestock. It has now been transformed into a lively, activity-packed period of days, with entertainment and other attractions that more effectively reminds the public of the many positive dimensions of, and possibilities associated with, the agricultural sector.  We were called Liamuiga by the Kalinago for a reason.  And last week’s Agricultural Exhibit forcefully reminded us why,” said the St. Kitts and Nevis leader.

Dr. Douglas used the opportunity to urge those with an entrepreneurial bent to undertake the necessary research, initiate the relevant discussions, think in terms of inputs, markets, yields, packaging, and so on and most of all – see agriculture as business.

“Think about and approach it with the seriousness that it deserves, and you can be assured that for those who are serious about investing the same time and energy that any other entrepreneurial enterprise demands, agriculture constitutes an open and positive path to social and economic stability. Where agriculture and other fields are concerned, we need dynamism.  We need imagination.  We need determination. But we need skills as well. Real-world, twenty-first century, marketable and competitive skills,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

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Hydroponic Farm In Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
February 02, 2012 (CUOPM)

What is destined to become a major tourism attraction on St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean, is designed to lure the international visitor who want to escape in revelry.

Pointing out that the international visitor is not monolithic, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the international visitor who comes to St. Kitts and Nevis is not monolithic.

“Some are interested only in sea and sand.  Others in history and architecture.  Still others seek ‘escape’ in revelry. There is a significant segment of travelers, however, that is interested in nature, in traditional herbs and medicines, in the flora and fauna of the countries that they visit.  And this Agro-Tourism Demonstration Farm was designed specifically with that segment of the international travelling community in mind,” said Prime Minister at the ground breaking ceremony at Sir Gilles. (Here is a link to the demonstration video: http://bit.ly/wRL0du Dr. Douglas said the agro-tourism project will present to the young people another face of agriculture to which precious lands can be put to planting and growing that can be an important and meaningful source of revenue and inspiration.

“Indigenous plants from St. Kitts and Nevis will be showcased alongside indigenous plants from Taiwan. And special plants whose medicinal properties were long known by our ancient African forebears will be growing alongside plants whose medicinal properties were long known by the ancient Asian forebears of our Taiwanese partners.  Friendship and partnership at its best. Sugar, the plant so indelibly woven into our history, will also have a place here – a place of fun and challenge in the carefully designed cane-field labyrinth, shaped like our two countries, from which locals and visitors alike will try to find their way,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

Dr. Douglas, the Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher 6 noted the project, which had its genesis when he led an Official Visit to Taiwan last year, in search of expanded opportunities for Kittitians and Nevisians, said it has borne fruit.

“Some 20 acres has been set aside for this magnificent project that will draw nationals from across the Federation, and travelers from around the world, to learn from and enjoy the wonders of nature in this carefully laid out facility. Today, after almost one year of meticulous planning and preparation, we open the preparatory office,” said Prime Minister Douglas, who added:

“Ours is a Government of vision.  For us, liberation means expanded opportunities.  Empowerment means broadened horizons for Kittitians and Nevisians in all fields of endeavor.  And this project pushes forward this very important mandate.”

The project will take two years to complete and is located just opposite to the sub-station of the St. Kitts Scenic Railway.

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