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Nevis 7th annual Agriculture Awareness Month Starts

Alexis Jeffers - Minister of Agriculture

Alexis Jeffers – Nevis’ Minister of Agriculture Charlestown, Nevis May 01, 2019 The following is an address by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), to mark the start of the 7th annual Agriculture Awareness Month, hosted by the Ministry and Department of Agriculture. Fellow citizens and residents, As we celebrate the …

Nevis Agriculture Minister Pleased With 2019 Agenda

Alexis Jeffers Nevis Ministry of Agriculture Charlestown, Nevis January 22, 2019 Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) believes that the one-day consultation for stakeholders in the agriculture sector on Nevis on January 21, 2019 has met its intended objectives. The minister’s response came when he spoke to the Department …

Nevis Campaigns To Buy Locally Sourced Food

Participants Sample Locally Produced Food Charlestown, Nevis October 18, 2018 Mr. Randy Elliott, Director of the Department of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), stressed on the importance of the government-owned abattoir to the Department of Agriculture and called for continued support for the department’s buy local campaign. Mr. Elliott was at the time delivering remarks at a ceremony …

Nevis Observes World Food Day 2018

World Food Day 2018 Observed In Nevis Charlestown, Nevis October 16, 2018 The following is an address by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the occasion of World Food Day on October 16, 2018. The Ministry of Agriculture is pleased to join with United Nations member countries in the observance of World Food …

Nevis To Work With St. Kitts On Fruit Fly Surveillance

Participants In Fruit Fly Surveillance Seminar Charlestown, Nevis August 17, 2018 The Quarantine Division in the Department of Agriculture on Nevis is one step closer to synchronizing its fruit fly surveillance programme with that of the Department of Agriculture on St. Kitts. Mr. Quincy Bart, Senior Quarantine Officer for Nevis, told the Department of Information that the one-day Surveillance Workshop …