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UVI and Agriculture outline progress on territorial agricultural plan, pilot grants and school programs
Summary
The Local Food & Farm Council and the Department of Agriculture told senators they have advanced business support (an Ag Business Center and a $500k public‑private investment pilot that funded 12 projects) and school programs, but council leaders said key items remain unfunded — notably a Local Food & Farm Coordinator and the proposed local food & farm fund — and asked the legislature to approve FY2026 allocations to sustain progress.
University of the Virgin Islands President Sophia George and Commissioner Louis Peterson reported Nov. 10 that implementation of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Plan is underway but constrained by staffing and recurring funding gaps. The plan lays out eight mandates — regulatory modernization, business models and PIF grants, a local food coordinator, a food & farm fund, council operations, a local food label, education, and data benchmarking — that are now at different stages of execution.
UVI said the Ag Business Center (managed by UVI and the Small Business Development Center) now operates…
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