Perhaps surprisingly, the staging of Barbados’ highly anticipated Agro Fest in February saw no update of the widely anticipated Regional Food Terminal even though the March 4 issue of the Barbados Today’s report on comments made by a senior Barbadian government official on aspects of the keenly anticipated project may more than suffice for the mission.
Speaking on Friday February 3 in the Island’s Lower House, during the debate on the 2023-24 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, Chief Agricultural Officer, Keeley Holder, is quoted as saying that the creation of the Food Terminal will both provide new opportunities for trade between the two countries as well as increase the agro-processing capabilities available to the island’s farming sector. Like Guyana, Barbados envisages that the development of its agro-processing sector can go a long way towards enhancing the country’s manufacturing sector.