Agriculture push needed
1/14/2014
The Barbados Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (BANGO) wants to see Barbadians focus more on agriculture during in 2014 and the years ahead.
That is the word from the Secretary General of the NGO umbrella body, Roosevelt King, who said that food and nutrition security and alternative/ renewable energy have been identified by BANGO as key areas for Barbados going forward. Speaking to The Barbados Advocate recently, King said that it is vital that Barbados cuts down on its high food import bill and one way to achieve this is to encourage Barbadians to grow more of what they eat.
“We need to stand on our own feet to some degree, but that is not being done now, we are depending too much on imports and for things that can be made right here. So achieving food and nutrition security must be a thrust for Barbados this year. If we achieve this we would also be guaranteed good health for our citizens, which would also be a good thing, as it would cut down on our rising health bill and the incidence of non communicable diseases, which is a thorn in our side,” he said.
King added, “Once we can get things like backyard gardening going, where people can grow some of their own vegetables and supplement what they have to purchase at the supermarket – a lot of which is brought in from overseas – we should see some improvement.”
With that in mind, the Secretary General said that BANGO wants to see the local agricultural sector expand and as such, has been consulting with the Ministry of Agriculture on the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Action Plan. He said that they are pleased that steps are being taken in this direction and would like to see the Ministry bring the plan to fruition soon.
“Basically we think it is a very good plan and we hope to see it implemented as soon as possible, because this is really the belly of the nation we are talking about. Agriculture is the key to Barbados overcoming many of the challenges currently facing it and it is vital that steps are taken to give it a sound, secure footing on which to stand,” he said.
Meanwhile, referring to the recent renewable energy push, King said that he hopes the day will come when householders and businesses in this country are able to generate their own energy, to the point where they no longer have the expense of an electricity bill, thereby reducing the country’s fuel import bill considerably. (JRT)
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1/14/2014
The Barbados Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (BANGO) wants to see Barbadians focus more on agriculture during in 2014 and the years ahead.
That is the word from the Secretary General of the NGO umbrella body, Roosevelt King, who said that food and nutrition security and alternative/ renewable energy have been identified by BANGO as key areas for Barbados going forward. Speaking to The Barbados Advocate recently, King said that it is vital that Barbados cuts down on its high food import bill and one way to achieve this is to encourage Barbadians to grow more of what they eat.
“We need to stand on our own feet to some degree, but that is not being done now, we are depending too much on imports and for things that can be made right here. So achieving food and nutrition security must be a thrust for Barbados this year. If we achieve this we would also be guaranteed good health for our citizens, which would also be a good thing, as it would cut down on our rising health bill and the incidence of non communicable diseases, which is a thorn in our side,” he said.
King added, “Once we can get things like backyard gardening going, where people can grow some of their own vegetables and supplement what they have to purchase at the supermarket – a lot of which is brought in from overseas – we should see some improvement.”
With that in mind, the Secretary General said that BANGO wants to see the local agricultural sector expand and as such, has been consulting with the Ministry of Agriculture on the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Action Plan. He said that they are pleased that steps are being taken in this direction and would like to see the Ministry bring the plan to fruition soon.
“Basically we think it is a very good plan and we hope to see it implemented as soon as possible, because this is really the belly of the nation we are talking about. Agriculture is the key to Barbados overcoming many of the challenges currently facing it and it is vital that steps are taken to give it a sound, secure footing on which to stand,” he said.
Meanwhile, referring to the recent renewable energy push, King said that he hopes the day will come when householders and businesses in this country are able to generate their own energy, to the point where they no longer have the expense of an electricity bill, thereby reducing the country’s fuel import bill considerably. (JRT)
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This article is about people trying to stop the government from overpowering them.
I feel like they are trying to put a stop to the governments problems. and that they are doing a good thing for their nation.
This article relates to the government by showing how much people do not like it.