Agriculture Ministry team wraps up outreach to Region 8

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder (second from right) and other officials examine a rice milling machine during a visit to region 8 (GINA photo)

A three-day exercise was concluded on Friday last by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Organisation of the American States (OAS) aimed at pushing agriculture the Region Eight.

GINA said that Agriculture Minister Noel Holder who headed the team held meeting with residents at Kato, Monkey Mountain and Paramakatoi sub-regions. During the meeting several issues were raised with respect to resuscitating agriculture in the region.

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder (second from right) and other officials examine a rice milling machine during a visit to region 8 (GINA photo)
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder (second from right) and other officials examine a rice milling machine during a visit to region 8 (GINA photo)