VIDEO: Antigua and Barbuda Invests in Agricultural Infrastructure to Boost Food Security
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced a major investment in agricultural infrastructure aimed at strengthening national food security and reducing reliance on desalinated water for farming.
The initiative was outlined by Anthony Smith Jr., Minister for Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy, who emphasized that the plan forms part of a broader strategy to modernize the agricultural sector and ensure the sustainability of local food production.
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Comments (7)
Apex Jones August 14, 2025, 4:36 PM
Donna August 14, 2025, 5:28 PM
Other things, like too much of our rich prime agricultural lands have been destroyed and turned into housing. It is time we make our housing projects into uprising three or four storage building’s complex.
Informed citizen August 14, 2025, 5:45 PM
Teacher for Life August 14, 2025, 6:34 PM
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