FARMERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS REGISTRATION OFF TO A GREAT START by Carol-Faye Bynoe-George
Minister E.P. Chet Greene, Mr. Owolabi Elabanjo, Chief Extension Officer and Mr. Ika Fergus, Extension Officer are all elated by the positive responses demonstrated by farmers thus far. Interestingly there were many who anxiously visited or called the Extension Division on information pertaining to the ongoing registration.
The Agricultural Extension officials explained that the registration will be an ongoing process and will be done on batches of one hundred (100) at a time. Interested farmers should reach out to their district officers for pertinent information in regards to the issuance of their identification cards and the associated benefits.
Today’s exercise is a microcosm of the registration process, where as a pilot programme, we will specifically be targeting 100 farmers i.e 20 farmers from each of our 5 main Agricultural districts, who were recommended by the relevant district Extension officers. This will be sequentially done in batches of 100 in the upcoming weeks.
“One of the main objectives behind this registration is to create a credible and comprehensive national farmer registry, where the government through the Ministry of Agriculture, can leverage farmer and farm data, which would allow for better planning and informed decisions making relative to the development of the Agricultural sector in Antigua and Barbuda”, Mr. Fergus said.
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