FAO gives agriculture a helping hand

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has allocated about EC$500,000 (130,000 Euro) to assist Dominica’s agriculture sector.

The support falls under the FAO’s Special Framework of Assistance SFA 2007/2008 to Dominica.

An agriculture monitoring system is among programs to be implemented as part of the assistance, said Florita Kentish, FAO’s Sub Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean.

Speaking at a conference on Monday, Minister for Agriculture Matthew Walter said the system will help strengthen the island’s agricultural information management system which provides data for review of the agriculture sector.

Kentish said the monitoring system will deal with “the collection of data on the status of agriculture within the country.”

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6 Comments

  1. nates
    November 23, 2011

    FAO money again too little to late we need no data now what we need are markets and prudent management of peoples hard working moneys, not money for pcs and workshops to eat and boast off

  2. c.bruce
    November 22, 2011

    YEP!
    THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE WASTED…AS USUAL.

    SOMEONE ELSE’S HARD EARNED TAX MONIES TO GO DOWN THE DRAIN…AND TO BUY COUPLE NEW VEHICLE FOR EXPENSION OFFICERS TO DRIVE AROUND WATCHING GRASS GROW.

  3. jim
    November 22, 2011

    moneies for argriculture to me just going down into a hole in dominica , bad management

  4. lovely dominica
    November 22, 2011

    What kind of article is this. No details, no information. Who is Kentish. Come on DNO

    ADMIN: Did you even read the story? It clearly stated that Florita Kentish is FAO’s Sub Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean. SMH

  5. real possie
    November 22, 2011

    Now why would they give da money? when they know they used a controversail man to represent them at the FAO just wondering.

    • The reader
      November 22, 2011

      So you checking a new bobol in de making wii… lol

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