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UVI, Local Food & Farm Council and Agriculture present implementation steps, farmer grants and school programs
Summary
UVI and the Local Food & Farm Council updated the committee on the Virgin Islands Agricultural Plan’s eight mandates, the Agribusiness Center, a public‑private investment fund that awarded grants to 12 producers, and school‑based programs to build future farmers and home gardening.
University of the Virgin Islands President Sophia George and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Louis E. Peterson Jr. updated senators on implementation of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Plan and the Local Food & Farm Council’s progress. George said the plan establishes eight mandates (regulatory modernization, business models, a local food and farm coordinator, a local food & farm fund, an advisory council, a local food label, education and data benchmarking) and that the council is advancing multiple programs to translate those mandates into action.
Key operational items: UVI runs an Ag Business…
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