Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar, speaking recently at the ceremony to launch the SVG conservation Fund under Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), outlined the work the government has done in preserving and protecting the environment, highlighting the total ban on the capturing of turtles in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Minister Caesar took the opportunity to shed light on the medicinal cannabis and the prospects of a legitimate industry since there is currently a Medicinal Cannabis Industry act and Cannabis amnesty Act.
The Agriculture and Forestry Minister pointed out that rehabilitative measures must be taken to restore significant portions of the forest and highlighted that aerial spraying will end in 2019; he also disclosed that St. Vincent and the Grenadines is leading the way in the banning of all glyphosate products.
