A census is set to be conducted in the agriculture and fisheries sector this year.
Minister with responsibility for agriculture and fisheries, Saboto Caesar said the conducting of the census has become necessary due to negative effects St. Vincent and the Grenadines has faced as a result of various natural disasters.
“We have an exceptional cadre of data collectors but because of the disruptions caused by the volcanic eruption and the droughts, there are persons who have moved their production, there are persons who have increased their production in some commodities and reduced in others and we want to ensure we capture this information, and in 2024 we are going to have a census,” he said.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Agriculture sector bore the brunt of the April 2021 explosive eruptions of La Soufriere volcano, sustaining an estimated 52.1% of the losses experienced.
