Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (right), signs partnership agreement for the Increasing Access to Climate Smart Agriculture Programme with the Hon Daryl Vaz, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation; Adriana La Valley, Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Development Bank; and Linda Pfeiffer, President and CEO of INMED Partnerships for Children; at the launch of the programme in Kingston on September 15.
Ministry Supports Aquaponics Farming
With the sustainability of inland fisheries being threatened by climate change and other factors, there is a need for more inland fisheries, said the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, as he welcomed the launch of the Increasing Access to Climate Smart Agriculture Programme by INMED Partnerships for Children on September 8 in Kingston. The 4-year project will promote the use of aquaponics, a farming technique that combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (soilless crop production) into a closed system that is...
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