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Chairman of the Farmers Forum<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Mr. Marvin Joseph is appealing to persons <\/span><\/span>who have collected seedlings in the just concluded \u2018Farm Ah Ya Yard\u2019 Seedling Distribution Exercise, not to let the renewed interest in the initiative fades, especially at this time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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He is asking them to<\/span><\/span> share the progress of the growth of their seed<\/span><\/span>lings up to when the food <\/span><\/span>reach<\/span><\/span>es the plate<\/span><\/span>, by<\/span><\/span> sending photos<\/span><\/span>\/videos<\/span><\/span> to this email<\/span><\/span> address<\/span><\/span>– <\/span><\/span>thefarmersforum<\/span><\/span>ab@gmail.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Persons received a total of ten seedlings during the <\/span><\/span>two-day <\/span><\/span>distribution programme <\/span><\/span>this week <\/span><\/span>and Mr. Joseph<\/span><\/span> noted<\/span><\/span> that<\/span><\/span> these <\/span><\/span>photos<\/span><\/span>\/videos<\/span><\/span>could serve as a source of encourageme<\/span><\/span>nt to boost <\/span><\/span>backyard gardening a<\/span><\/span>nd provides a better assessment of the impact that <\/span><\/span>such a programme <\/span><\/span>is having on householders and<\/span><\/span> backyard gardeners in Antigua and Barbuda. <\/span><\/span><\/p>

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\u201c<\/span><\/span>W<\/span><\/span>e <\/span><\/span>want you to share your <\/span><\/span>pictures<\/span><\/span>; once<\/span><\/span> you would have <\/span><\/span>completed <\/span><\/span>receiving your seedlings<\/span><\/span>and you would have planted them follow<\/span><\/span>ing the instructional videos that are available on the <\/span><\/span>Facebook page, we want you to take pictures through<\/span><\/span>out the process and send them<\/span><\/span> so that<\/span><\/span> we can have them posted on the facebook page<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> so that we have a good assessment of how this has imp<\/span><\/span>acted persons.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Joseph added, \u201c<\/span><\/span>when you are <\/span><\/span>harvesting, we want to see that;<\/span><\/span> even when you create your meals from the food you would have harvested<\/span><\/span>, we\u2019d love to see the videos, <\/span><\/span>the pictures<\/span><\/span> of this so that we can take this to another level.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Farmers Forum Chairman<\/span><\/span> said that the just completed seedlings distribution project is the first phase<\/span><\/span> of a renewed drive on seedling production<\/span><\/span> and once successful, a second phase will be implemented, but t<\/span><\/span>he details are yet to be determined<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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\u201c<\/span><\/span>Maybe<\/span><\/span> similar crops<\/span><\/span>, maybe different <\/span><\/span>crops, we are not sure as yet, but t<\/span><\/span>his <\/span><\/span>is <\/span><\/span>meant to help households, it\u2019s to allow <\/span><\/span>them <\/span><\/span>t<\/span><\/span>o<\/span><\/span> be able to prepare at least a week\u2019s worth <\/span><\/span>of food, so while there may be s<\/span><\/span>ome <\/span><\/span>concerns that you are<\/span><\/span>uprooting some of the traditional farmers <\/span><\/span>while pushing this programme, <\/span><\/span>n<\/span><\/span>o <\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>you are not<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>because you won\u2019t be able to produce<\/span><\/span> all the food that you would require for a full month each time<\/span><\/span>, so you still wou<\/span><\/span>ld be able to purchase from the farmers, <\/span><\/span>but this gives you a little ease in your personal pocket <\/span><\/span>or<\/span><\/span> enough to<\/span><\/span> share with your neighbor, <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>it <\/span><\/span>also helps you to understand what the farmers go th<\/span><\/span>rough themselves in all of this.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph said that Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span> must use the opportunity in this Covid 19 area to build s<\/span><\/span>trategies to boost production to<\/span><\/span> be self<\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span>sufficient in<\/span><\/span> food.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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\u201cW<\/span><\/span>e have to secur<\/span><\/span>e ourselves here in Antigua in terms of \u00a0food security; so it<\/span><\/span> also<\/span><\/span> means the meat farmers-<\/span><\/span> support your local me<\/span><\/span>at farmers not only now in the C<\/span><\/span>ovid process<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> but afterwards bec<\/span><\/span>ause you have a quality product;<\/span><\/span>its fresh<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>its <\/span><\/span>more nutritiou<\/span><\/span>s.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Mr. Joseph noted that<\/span><\/span> most persons may n<\/span><\/span>ot realize<\/span><\/span> it, <\/span><\/span>but <\/span><\/span>the package date on some of the imported meats<\/span><\/span> indicate that they were slaughtered and frozen for some before reaching the consumer<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, t<\/span><\/span>he Farmers Forum President <\/span><\/span>said<\/span><\/span>that although<\/span><\/span> he is by <\/span><\/span>no <\/span><\/span>means taking the Covid-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/span> lightly<\/span><\/span>, he is happy to see a rebirth of the way things <\/span><\/span>were,<\/span><\/span> when major<\/span><\/span>focus was placed on the widespread use of agricultural produce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/span>I<\/span><\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/span>m happy to move around the island and I\u2019m happy with seeing that <\/span><\/span>\u2018<\/span><\/span>new<\/span><\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/span> normal that use t<\/span><\/span>o be our normal before. \u00a0Y<\/span><\/span>ou\u2019d pass and you\u2019d see <\/span><\/span>a farmer set up at the side of the road and <\/span><\/span>persons pulled<\/span><\/span> over to purchas<\/span><\/span>e fresh produce from the farmer;<\/span><\/span> they could pick <\/span><\/span>what they<\/span><\/span>want, they could select what they want, so it\u2019s a renewed norm and <\/span><\/span>I\u2019<\/span><\/span>m happy for <\/span><\/span>that,<\/span><\/span> I\u2019<\/span><\/span>m happy for the farmers and it\u2019s also b<\/span><\/span>eneficial to the householders.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Brent Georges who was the coordinator for the project from the Ministry of Agriculture\u2019s end<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> said that putting the seedlings project together was a major undertaking, but with excellent collaboration, he was proud of the outcome.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Seedlings Distribution programme was a collaborative effort of the Farmers Forum, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span> Red, CARDI,<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>C<\/span><\/span>ommunity Development Division and other volunteers who all made the initiative a success.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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