A&B Women Group Poised To Benefit From IICA’s Assistance  1March 2012, St. Johns –Antigua:   A group of women comprising parents affiliated with the Clare Hall Secondary School,community members  and Home Economic teachers are poised to benefit  from training and capacity building activities being developed under the Inter-American Institutefor Corporation on Agriculture (IICA) technical corporation program [...]

Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment
Media Advisory
20th January 2012, St. Johns, Antigua:  Farmers and the general public are advised that effective Wednesday, 25th January 2012 all payments for agricultural services and rental of lands for the Agricultural Extension Division (A.E.D.),  will be discontinued from the Perry Bay office and move to the  Ministry [...]

Director Outlines Agriculture’s Successes; Challenges
January 9, 2012, St. John: Antigua – Against the backdrop of scarce resources, unseasonal rainfall and the instability of input /implements prices on the world market in 2011, the Ministry Of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment (MALHE) has made significant inroads maneuvering these challenges hampering its performance, thanks to the [...]

Agriculture, Land, Housing & the Environment
 With Antigua and Barbuda’s focus on services as the means to achieve our growth and development aspirations, the contribution of agriculture to annual economic output has declined steadily to less than 2 percent.
However, the objectives of food security and generating or persevering foreign exchange have brought renewed focus on [...]

Food Security: Top Priority For CARDI Antigua
Press Release, St. Johns –Antigua:  Food Security, value added, funding and post disaster restoration of farmers’ seed supply were among the areas of advancement touted  during an accountability seminar, Tuesday 6th December 2011, when  the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), held its annual Open Day at the [...]

Agriculture Officials Advocate For Integrated Pest Management
16 November 2011, St. Johns, Antigua: – Agriculture officials have issued a concerted call for farmers to cut the excessive use of pesticides and switch to the more conventional method of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
 The sentiments were echoed on Wednesday, during a farmers’ workshop held at the Fisheries Complex, [...]

10 November 2011. St. Johns, Antigua: Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture recently gathered with family, friends, and co-workers of Genevieve Williams during an appreciation ceremony to mark her retirement after 39 years in the service.
Williams had some advice for civil servants in her parting words. “…Don’t take government money when you do not work [...]

Photo Caption
From left to Right:Deputy Director of Agriculture  Mr. Astley Joseph, FAO Local Co-ordinator Dr. Janil Gore Francis, Ms. Mary Edgar Sunshine Home For Girls, Ms. Patsy Philip World Food Day Committee Member, Minister of State Hon. Chanlah Codrington, Ms. Sharma Simon World Food Day Committee Member, Permanent Secretary Mrs. Sharon Peters,  Mr.  Paget Sebastian [...]

Antigua & Barbuda Eyes Food Security  Amidst Global Uncertainty
17 October 2011; St. Johns –Antigua:  The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment throughout the week of October 16 -26,  will be executing a week-long program of activities with emphasis on issues of food insecurity due to high food prices.
To commemorate, World Food Day observed [...]

Ministry of Agriculture Seeks Public Participation for Buy-Local KAP Assessment
5th October 2011, St. Johns Antigua …The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment will be conducting a Knowledge Attitude and Perception (KAP) Assessment throughout the month of October, as a guide for the launching of a buy –local campaign.
This proposed buy –local campaign will [...]