The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, acting on the advice of the Pesticides Board, has placed an immediate suspension on the importation into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines of Round-Up, Touchdown, Glyphos and any other chemical containing the active ingredient glyphosate, pending a technical review by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour.
The Ministry of Agriculture has established a committee chaired by Leroy Jackson, to co-ordinate activities being planned to commemorate World Food Day this year.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour; and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will be hosting a three-day workshop on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.