The FAO has undertaken an official mission to SVG to facilitate an in-country interagency workshop from 15 – 19 August, 2022. The workshop is to be delivered in the framework of the Port State Measure Agreement (PSMA) implementation capacity support project GCP/INT/313/SWE. It had as its main objective the review, adoption and signature of the draft interagency MOU, which has been developed as part of the project activities.
The Bequia Dynamic Investors (BDI) youth in agriculture group advanced their income and employment venture one step further with a product development working session on Saturday 25th June, 2025. The group benefited from the training and advice offered by two food technologists from the Ministry of Agriculture in developing their mango and tamarind sauces and syrups. The group will conduct product sampling among target customers and further tweak their recipes in the coming weeks. Two youths from sister youth-in-agriculture organisations (Innovative Youth Agribusiness Multipurpose Cooperative (IYAMCO) and Infusion .co) also participated in the session.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture’s (IICA) Representative in the Eastern Caribbean States, Mr. Gregg Rawlins, visited Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from May 23rd - 27th, 2022. The visit was aimed at strengthening existing relationships with stakeholders in the agricultural sector and exploring additional opportunities for technical cooperation that would redound to the benefit of the sector and rural communities.