Marketing Unit

MARKETING UNIT

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.

Playlist

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  • 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

  • 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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