Damage from Beryl has affected island agriculture, setback Caricom’s 25×25 plan – Ali

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) food import reduction programme 25 by 25 will see setbacks due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on a number of countries’ agricultural sector and other sectors, Chair-person President Irfaan Ali said.

Caricom has begun to analyse the damage done and set long, medium- and short-term plans for getting back some semblance of normalcy soonest. And with a focus on agriculture, the chairman of the ministerial taskforce will this week hold a meeting to begin those discussions.