Farmers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines continue to show great resilience, despite several setbacks in the industry.

Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar says that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is considered the breadbasket of the Southern Caribbean, because of the resilience shown by farmers.

The Minister notes that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an excellent export trade with Grenada for livestock.  The country also exports produce weekly to Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, throughout the Virgin Islands and international partners in the United States, Europe and Canada.

"And we have seen a significant increase in investments as it pertains to the fisheries sector, so we are seeing all the challenges we are facing whether they are the result of climate change, changes in trade systems that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines we continue to propell the agricultural sector and the food sector."

The agriculture minister says that despite overcoming many challenges, more remain in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

"There is global inflation of many of the items needed to produce food and we are witnessing across the world a significant increase in the price for food. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines quite recently we launched a backyard program where we would be working to facilitate seven thousand (7,000) homeowners with the capacity to have production platforms in their backyard".

SOURCE: National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio)