Beware of the Giant African Snail
The Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries is notifying the public of the dangers of the invasive Giant African Snail. It is known to consume a variety of plant species including vegetable crops and leguminous crops and is also a potential vector of the rat lung worm that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans. The […]
Scarborough Market for New Year
The Scarborough Market remodeling project has been completed. Secretary of the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries Hayden Spencer indicated the Division will conduct the handing over and relocating of vendors to the upgraded site in January 2020. “We found it best to conduct this exercise after the anticipated busy season during the Christmas […]
Wildlife Nature Park Coming to Goldsborough
Goldsborough is the proposed home for the eco-attraction, Lure Wildlife Nature Park. During Wednesday’s post Executive Council media briefing, Secretary of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries, Hayden Spencer, indicated a feasibility study was ongoing for the project. The nature park will incorporate the indigenous landscape and will encompass 140 acres of the Lure Estate. The […]
Securing Food Sustainability
The 2019 cycle of the Farmers Field School’s Cassava Industry Development Market Assessment Project closed recently with a graduation ceremony at the Louis D’Or Multipurpose facility. Pathleen Titus, technical adviser in the Food Production Department at the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries said the CDB-funded project was being executed in Dominica, Suriname and […]
New Office Hours
There’s a change in the opening hours of the General Administration Office of the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries, located at Montessori Drive, Glen Road. The new hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday. This has become necessary due to health and safety issues with the building. The new office […]
A Zero Hunger World
This year’s Word Food Day celebrations include a two-day Grand Exhibition and Food Fair. The Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries is hosting the event, which began earlier today and continues tomorrow (October 17th.) Globally-themed “Our Actions Are Our Future: Healthy Diets for a #Zerohunger World,” the Fair features food crops, plants and seedlings, […]