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Ministry of Agriculture refutes claims that farm machinery kept away from farmers

This story was posted 2 years ago
4 September 2020
in Agriculture/Fisheries, PRESS RELEASE
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Agriculture Minister, Yolande Bain-Horsford and Ambassador Dr Zhao Yongchen cuts the ribbon as a sign of accepting the donation
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands wishes to reiterate that the farm machinery pool, received as part of the 7th Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Grenada and The People’s Republic of China, is used exclusively to increase production in the Agricultural Sector throughout the tri-island State of Grenada.

During the opening ceremony of the 2020 Plant Distribution Season on 14 July 2020, the Hon. Yolande Bain-Horsford handed over the keys for one of the tractors to the sister isles of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, through the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Local Government and another tractor will be handed over to Her Majesty Prisons in the coming week.

Prior to this, the ministry donated some of the implements at Mirabeau to Carriacou and Petite Martinique, to improve the farm mechanisation services there. On the mainland, the tractors will be used exclusively to service the propagation stations, estates, the La Sagesse Demonstration Farm and CARDI.

Over a year ago, the ministry discontinued its Farm Mechanisation Service at Mirabeau, St Andrew, after years of complaints from our farmers of not being able to receive adequate tractor or ploughing service. Prior to terminating operations at Mirabeau, the ministry engaged several private service providers, who welcomed the opportunity to provide the service to the farmers. To date, there are 6 private operators serving the nation’s farmers.

As part of the ministry’s thrust to improve food and nutrition security, the decision was taken to donate the tillers to farmers in clusters, with 6 farmers benefitting from each cluster. These farmers are into the production of staple food crops. The selection of the beneficiaries is complete, and the distribution of the tillers commenced on 25 June 2020, with the first recipient being The Rastafari Organisation for Centralisation, in St Mark. Subsequently, it was discovered that a part was missing, which was as a result of an error in the shipment. Therefore, the distribution was placed on hold in anticipation of the arrival of the part, which will be on the island in the coming weeks.

The ministry views the claims as rather unfortunate, given its commitment to working with private service providers in providing tractor or ploughing services under the restructured Farm Labour Programme. Presently, beneficiaries of the labour programme, who are devoted to staple food crops production, are being assessed and this phase of the Farm Labour Programme will commence shortly.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands wishes to reiterate its commitment to the full implementation of the National Food Security Mitigation and Response Plan.

Ministry of Agriculture…ensuring food and nutrition security for all.

GIS

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  1. Jazmine Charles says:
    2 years ago

    No trust China I tell you. On May 24th 1626, Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan (New York) for the equivalent of $24 worth of beads and trinkets paid to the Native American Indians. Grenada government is doing the same now. And, as I ask you think of before: do you remember the man who sell his friend for a hand full of silver?
    These foreign investors are playing masterful chess while Grenada playing checkers as a child. The die is cast, there is no going back to the Grenada we had before Ivan…

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    • Petor says:
      2 years ago

      Just shut up with that talk. They are helping revamp.the agriculture you see. They not taking over. When yall dint take interest in agriculture they will eventually take it over and that is the problem.

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  2. somerandomguy says:
    2 years ago

    I see you learn a new word!

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    • Spun King says:
      2 years ago

      What new word has John Thomas learned Mon?

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  3. John Thomas says:
    2 years ago

    I guess that the few dead-end trackers from China is not enough. We need to give China more land to get some more tractors since we operate as though we don’t have no sense.

    What these were so-called farmers doing before these dead-end tractors were given in exchange for the little resources we have left on the island?

    The Minister of Agriculture is like China’s newest puppy; she shows up only when China publicly gives her a new bone in exchange for the limited resources we have left on the island.

    Where are the monies collected for the passport sale and the great “blue economy” of hotels and tourism that now have us singing the blues?

    The monies collected from these great initiatives should have been able to purchase hundreds of tractors without Grenadians having to awaiting fake handouts from China.

    These politicians have us going around in circles. This is very sad for our people

    Reply

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