The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Saint Lucia will welcome specially-invited participants to a one-day workshop aimed at strengthening capacity in the agricultural sector in Saint Lucia through the examination of market trends linked to climate change, such as rainfall patterns and temperatures.
St. Lucia Online News said Saint Lucia is presently the pilot country for a project funded by the Japan-CARICOM Friendship and Cooperation Fund, which is aimed at using information and communications technologies (ICTs) as a tool towards achieving climate smart agriculture.
The workshop, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Orchid Room in Union, Castries, Saint Lucia will work with farmers in an effort to teach them about crop scheduling to meet market demands and to avoid surplus and scarcity.
Agriculture Specialist at the OECS Commission, Mr. George Alcee, noted the importance of the workshop given CARDI’s role as the support institution responsible for research and development on the OECS Agriculture Advisory Committee.
