Minister of Agriculture Haynesley Benn of Barbados
Benn has the gift of the gab and is very personable, but I don't think he'll be able to depose the incumbent Owen Arthur.
potential for employment generation, revenue earning and by-product sales.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Haynesley Benn says the Thompson administration intends to foster domestic agricultural food production, calling any suggestion that Barbados import all of its food as absurd, the Government Information Service reports.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 9, 2008 - Barbados' Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Senator Haynesley Benn has stressed the need for creative alternative energy solutions, including the full exploitation of the sugar cane grass, in the face of spiralling oil and food prices.
Email To FriendPrint VersionBRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Agriculture Minister Senator Haynesley Benn has intimated that an all hands on deck approach was necessary if Barbados was to achieve food sovereignty -- which speaks to our ability, not only to feed ourselves, but to produce the food with which to do so.
Now Agriculture Minister Haynesley Benn says farm tours for tourists could be another way to go.
Minister Benn was speaking at a media conference to announce that the culinary event Taste of Barbados will be held from October 3rd to 11th 2008.
Senator Benn says the Cheapside market needs a new marketing thrust and vendors need to come together to draw up plans for his ministry to act on.
Meanwhile Agriculture Minister senator Haynesley Benn says the Fairchild Street market is expected to be knocked down by the end of March, work that's expected to cost over a million dollars.
Senator Benn says the idea is to create an open market for both licensed and unlicensed vendors, and that vendors at Fairchild Street will be relocated shortly.
Haynesley Benn was born and raised in St.
Haynesley Benn has prepared himself well for leadership roles.
Haynesley Benn is also an educator, having been trained at Erdiston Teachers Training College (1972 - 1974); and he believes that education is a powerful means of sustainable development.
Two years ago some $2 million was earmarked by the previous administration to get the project underway, and Benn said the overall project would reach about $5 million following support from the private sector and through a low interest loan via Israel, which was lending its expertise to the greenhouse project.
Saying he was pushing to have the project start very, very shortly Benn said he and other Ministry officials would in the coming days be carefully selecting the team to manage the project.
During a tour of Agrofest 2008 in Queen's Park, Benn said he was impressed by the innovation he saw and wanted to see it expanded beyond Barbados.
Benn was particularly impressed with the craft on display and Earth Mother Botanicals, a company which makes soaps with the milk of sheep and goats, as well as a special paper from cotton and banana leaves, among other things.
Benn said he was happy to see that the Town & Country Planning Department was taking stock of the need to have agricultural land kept in agriculture.
Feature speaker Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Senator Haynesley Benn said the activity was a prime opportunity for people to gain exposure for their goods and services, which would result in.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Senator Haynesley Benn said the bounty was an incentive to churches and youth groups as well as DEOs, as they would be paid according to the weight of.
We will put on the table the idea of organising a bounty," Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Haynesley Benn said Sunday night.
Benn said the Government had provided funds totalling just.
Benn says if theres need to import vegetables, it should not be done in a haphazard manner, adding that he has a request for a license for the importation of eggs.
but to produce the food with which to do so.