Blinken pledges US$5.5m for Caribbean food security plan

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From left – US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Congress-man Hakeem Jeffries at the CARICOM meeting yesterday at the Hyatt Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. (Dr Keith Rowley’s Facebook page)
From left – US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Congress-man Hakeem Jeffries at the CARICOM meeting yesterday at the Hyatt Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. (Dr Keith Rowley’s Facebook page)

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken yesterday announced US$5.5 million towards the Caribbean food security plan.

“Today I’m pleased to announce that we’ll dedicate an additional nearly (US$) 5.5 million to help small farmers in the Caribbean boost productivity, increase access to technology and markets, and adopt climate smart practices,” Blinken said. He made the announcement during his address to the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Blinken, who is scheduled to arrive in Guyana this morning, cited the need for Caribbean nations to grow their own food as constantly iterated by all stakeholders.