President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi on Friday, announced that his country will be making lands available to regional farmers in an effort to further CARICOM’s 25 by 2025 plan.
He made the announcement while addressing the opening of the second instalment of the Agri-Investment Forum in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Santokhi, who is the current Chair of the CARICOM bloc, said “…in order to contribute and support this [25 by 2025 plan] my country Suriname will make land available for agriculture production, fostering partnerships between Surinamese and other Caribbean producers and processors. I’m taking this opportunity to invite the private sector to make use of this opportunity.