Over 2000 farmers receive production support

The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines through the Ministry of Agriculture continues to offer production support payments through the use of vouchers that are redeemable at the Agriculture Input Warehouse.

From Tuesday, September 24 through to yesterday, Thursday September 26,2024, banana and plantain farmers have been receiving these vouchers of varying amounts, depending on the damage they suffered due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024.

Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Ceasar, said this support is in addition to production support for other farmers and fishers, and income support for farmers and fishers which will soon follow.

The Minister added that this national spread of assistance will include providing technical workers to help the fisherfolk and farmers, and for the farmers- tractor services and seedlings will be provided as well.

The Government has allocated $5.5 million in production support for farmers, and $2. 2 million dollars in production support for fisherfolk. (API)