Saturday, January 21, 2012

TACKLING BLACK SIGATOKA

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

This should herald farmers to move to more lucrative crops... year-round mangoes, papayas, limes and other fruits which grow abundantly in St Lucia's climate are all more profitable than bananas.

It's heartbreaking but true that the banana is a commodity, a 'loss leader' in British and US supermarkets.

As we rely on the whims of North American and European consumers, let us turn to crops which attract higher prices...

January 21, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Anonymous said...

As we rely on the whims of North American and European consumers, let us turn to crops which attract higher prices...
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Tourism is the key to the islands future.

St Lucia too small for agriculture apart luxury agriculture of expensive food.

January 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Anonymous said...

Give it up Kenny, Fig is dead. Stop fooling the farmers of St Lucia and giving them false hope.

It is time to move to a new cash crop. Let's end the papishow!!!!!

January 21, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Anonymous said...

Kenny did the right things choosing Baptiste for agriculture - he really knows his thing and established a fine reputation as agricultural science teacher in Vieux Fort.

St Lucia needs experts.

I am sure that Kenny knows why he put Theophilus in charge of tourism. Taking an aeroplane on vacation isn't a quialification, and Theophilus' naive inexperience is highlighted by his inconsistent messages re American Airlines.

I wish Kenny treated the tourism sector with the same seriousness as agriculture.

January 23, 2012 at 4:58 AM
Anonymous said...

We are in direct competition with Chiquita Brands, America's largest producer and distributor of bananas; yet we allow all American tourists, and those who pose as tourists, unto our banana fields. What did you expect? Chiquita did us in. We are too naive and trusting of our chief competitor.

Would Chiquita ever allow any St.Lucian tourist unto its banana fields?

January 23, 2012 at 5:59 AM
Anonymous said...

We need an honest discussion about Bananas. Enough of this smoke and mirror effects.

January 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM
FARM DOG said...

EVERY LUCIAN TURN INTELLECT IN EVERY THING
NOT 2 BAD WE.

EVEN WE DOG KNOW ABOUT RUNING A GOVERNMENT NOW A DAYS WE.

January 23, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Anonymous said...

I applaud the minister for these actions, necessary steps to save the livelyhood of the farmers. He could go one step further and promote agro processing which would be lucrative for the island. A lot of crops can be grown here, and people rotate what they grow so that the island would always have eg tomatoes etc. We import too much at very high prices which are passed onto the consumer. Well done minister.

January 25, 2012 at 10:22 AM

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