By: Drizel Hanley
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 19th April 2018)-Under the theme ‘Implementing Sustainable Approach to Enhance Climate Resilience, Agricultural Marketing and to Advance Economic Agricultural Development’, the officials at the St. Kitts Department of Agriculture are ready to stage the twenty-fifth edition of its two-day Agriculture Open Day on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th April.
The yearly Open Day event which will be held at the Department’s Grounds in La Guerite provides many opportunities for farmers, friends, family and young ones to interact.
“I think the annual Agricultural Exhibition is provides the perfect opportunity to achieve several objectives. For example, to showcase what is possible in terms of Agriculture production”,” a senior worker at the agricultural department said.
“It is also an effort to stimulate our own food security index so that we can grow more of what we need and more of what we consume”, the representative added.
Several booths will be on hand displaying animal husbandry, different toxic plants, back yard garden techniques, grafting, hydroponics and agro processing.
On exhibition as well as on sale will be fruits and vegetables, meat and meat products, fruit trees, agro-processed items, agricultural chemicals, fish products, ornamentals and different types of animal feed.
Highlights of the Open Day will include expanded food courts, mechanical bull, and bouncing castle for kids and lots of educational games.
Live entertainment will be provided by Nu Vybes Band, Grandmasters Band, DJ Shaggy, Hellfire Int, DJ Ek Real Right, Byron Messia, Footsy, Ease Out, Faybo, Urban and Teflon (Wild fire).
Adults pay an entrance fee of EC$2.00 and admission is free for children in uniform.