Dominica Freedom Party Leader Kent Vital wants Government to implement effective plans to boost the Agriculture Sector

Recently Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit urged Dominican farmers to register with the Agricultural Ministry to benefit from government assistance programs post hurricane Maria. Some 3,932 qualified farmers who were affected by Hurricane Maria are expected to benefit from an Agricultural Emergency Response Grant. Nine hundred commercial farmers will receive EC$10,000 each and 3,032 farmers will receive EC$3,000 each from the World Bank-funded program.
A contract was signed with the Dominica Agricultural Industrial & Development Bank (AID Bank) on 18th January 2018, which will be administering the grant to the farmers on the behalf of the government. Agriculture Minister, Johnson Drigo, described the grant as a “short-term mobilization response to the negative impact of Hurricane Maria to the farming community.”
​However Dominica Freedom Party Leader Kent Vital says he finds difficulty with government’s ability to plan effectively and implement within the various sectors in Dominica, particularly in Agriculture.

Vital stressed the factors to be embraced by Government if the agriculture sector is to effectively develop.

Dominica Freedom Party Leader Kent Vital