Marketing Unit

MARKETING UNIT

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The Marketing Unit was formed in March 1999.  Since its formation it has undergone numerous changes.  It was then called Agri-Enterprise Development Section of the Corporate Planning Unit with a view to function as a Food Production Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Our services are grouped under three major areas: Field Services, Quality and Food Safety, and Product Development and Commercialization to help farmers, fishermen and food processors are prosperous and profitable. This is achieved using the value chain approach.

  • Consumer/Producer Surveys
  • FAO – Value Chain Project (Seamoss, Cocoa)
  • IAEA Project – Food Safety
  • Support to SLMB
  • Banana Forecast
  • Buy local Campaign – Agro Processors
  • FAO Food Safety
  • Coconut Brochure
  • Banana Recipe Book

Event Support

Farmer Registration Form
  • Guide on the conducting of Market Studies
  • Assistance in the production of Financial Statements
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Support to Processors

  • Support was provided to three (3) processors with the design of their installations.
  • Guidance was provided with the floor plans to ensure HACCP, GMP compliance and compliance to global food safety standards.
  • Support was provided with the financial projections for eight processors and farmers, during the period some of these were start ups.
  • Book keeping records are kept for one honey producer.
  • Support was provided to Six processors with the development of grant proposals.
  • General support was provided to processors as requested.

Project Support

  • OVOP
  • Building Resilience to Climate Change,
  • Unleashing the Blue Economy
  • Seven Crops
  • South East Coast Project
  • Iyanola Project
  • Drone Fleet
  • Farmer Organization for ACP (FO4ACP)- IICA, FAO, IFAD
  • ACP-MEA

Trainings

  • Agribusiness – IICA agribusiness training with St Lucia and Barbados Offices
  • Agribusiness Training with the SECP and Seven Crops
  • Compost training – Seven Crops, Bosolel Organic Group and Helens Daughters.
  • Organic Training – Superior broom Coop, Region 2 office and Helen’s Daughters
  • Post Harvest Training – CPJ, Extension Division
  • Mushroom Training – Region 8

Product Development

  • Organic Fertilizers with , Bosolel Organic Group (Collaborative Effort with IICA)
  • Conventional Liquid Fertilizers with the Jn Baptise Family (Collaborative effort with Research)
  • Organic herbs with Superior brooms (collaborative effort with Extension)
  • General Support to all processors as per request.

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OUR TEAM

CONTACT US

  • Mr. Thaddeus Constantine 

    Desk Line: 468-4120
    Email: marketing.agriculture@govt.lc

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