Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, has called on the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to take action in helping small island developing states (SIDS) to research appropriate alternate feed stock from local sources that can enable a sustainable and resilient food system.
“This has to be a part of the renewed drive by the FAO to ensure the developing countries are on the cutting edge of region-specific research,” said Green, who noted that the majority of SIDS depend on the importation of inputs to drive the development of their agricultural sector, especially...