Virgin Islands builders, farmers, landowners and other members of the public will have access to detailed information about the nutrition, microbiology, permeability and vegetation of soil in the territory thanks …
May 6, 2024
March 21, 2024
Farm expo, market held on Tortola
Piled high on trestle tables, cucumbers, peppers, sugarcane and other brightly coloured produce contrasted with the white tents that provided shade for vendors at the 2024 Agriculture Exhibition and Market …
November 22, 2023
Farming, fishing law is still not enacted
In April 2022, the House of Assembly passed a comprehensive law designed to reform the management of farming and fishing in the territory with measures including a new statutory body …
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March 23, 2023
Farmers, fishers celebrated
Roy and Esmie Penn sat behind their stall and fielded questions from customers during the Farmers and Fishers Week exhibition on Saturday at Paraquita Bay. One customer inquired whether their …
August 27, 2022
Food security law gets guv’s assent
Oversight of fishing and farming in the territory may be seeing major changes soon following Governor John Rankin’s recent approval of the Food Security and Sustainability Act, 2022. The House …
March 16, 2022
Fishing Complex still in the works
After Hurricane Irma destroyed the BVI Fishing Complex at Port Purcell, government received a $400,000 insurance payout for the facility. But those funds have sat untouched while the government planned …
April 23, 2021
Farmers and Fishers Week to kick off Sunday
Starting Sunday, Farmers and Fishers Week will celebrate a sustainable, adaptable future in food production, according to Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The event marks the resumption of a …
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December 16, 2020
July 15, 2020
Backyard gardeners prepare for contest
Levansky Favila de Venecia doesn’t buy vegetables. Instead, he goes into his backyard garden and picks them. Though he doesn’t sell his wares at a formal market, he does good …
April 24, 2020
$2 million fishing, farming stimulus moves ahead
Government recently sent out a call for farmers and fishers in the territory, and they answered, according to Education, Culture Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. …
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March 27, 2020
Government to inject $2 million into farming, fishing
Amid concern about the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Cabinet on Friday, March 20, approved a $2 million economic stimulus package for fishing and farming in the Virgin …
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March 6, 2020
New statutory body to help oversee farming industry
As part of efforts to bolster farming in the territory, the government plans to establish a statutory body to handle the commercial aspects of the industry, leaving regulation in the …
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August 9, 2019
Minister promises return of Ag Week
Agriculture Week, which has not been celebrated in the Virgin Islands since 2015, will return to the territory soon, according to Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. …
March 16, 2018
Minister envisions greenhouses, ‘agribusiness’
Agriculture has become a multibillion-dollar industry in the Caribbean and can help transform the economy of the Virgin Islands, Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering said last week. Speaking on March …
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