{"id":296122,"date":"2022-12-23T11:22:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=296122"},"modified":"2022-12-23T11:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:22:30","slug":"agriculture-minister-royer-praises-farmers-charity-despite-setbacks-cites-government-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/agriculture-minister-royer-praises-farmers-charity-despite-setbacks-cites-government-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Minister Royer praises farmers&#8217; charity despite setbacks; cites government support"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236317\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-236317\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-10-07-at-4.38.50-PM-1-642x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"718\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agriculture Minister, Roland Royer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of the challenges faced by farmers this year, they were still able to provide produce to charitable organizations in the annual \u2018Minister\u2019s Food Basket\u2019 donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was according to Agriculture Minister Roland Royer who was speaking at a handing-over ceremony held at the Dominica Infirmary grounds this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The donations are made annually to ensure that the less fortunate and those in need, at various institutions on the island, have hearty meals during the holidays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis year the farmers provided produce although they are facing a lot of challenges,\u201d Royer said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, he said, includes climate change, and increased cost of inputs on fertilizers and animal feed to name a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Royer mentioned that the government must also be commended for the effort in providing support to the farmers over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cFor example, for the past three years the government has invested $28 million dollars in just farm access roads in key productive areas \u2026,\u201d Royer stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In addition to that, he indicated that currently, the government has under construction a US$10 million Tissue Culture Lab in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cAnd since hurricane Maria, the government has given assistance to about 3500 farmers in inputs and other machinery at the value of $80 million dollars,\u201d Royer said. \u201cSo that shows government\u2019s commitment to the farmers and to the sector and its intention is to have the sector build up and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In spite of the challenges faced by farmers this year, they were still able to provide produce to charitable organizations in the annual \u2018Minister\u2019s Food Basket\u2019 donation. 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