With CARICOM food security plan still a ‘no show,’ St Vincent and the Grenadines ‘signs on’ to Venezuela-led Agro-Alba pact

As the hype and hoopla which, up to some months ago, had come to be associated with a food security pact involving Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries begins, seemingly, to subside, one member country, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has turned to Vene-zuela for support in pursuit of shoring up its food security bona fides. Last week it was disclosed that St. Vincent and the Grenadines had signed on to an agreement with Venezuela that would allow farmers from SVG access to land for farming pursuits in that country. Under the agreement, farmers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be afforded access to 25,000 acres of land in Venezuela for food production as part of the Agro-Alba agreement. An agreement was reportedly inked to that effect on Wednesday November 6th.