75 graduate from Antigua & Barbuda's Cultivation Technology Program

Seventy-five persons graduated recently from the Cultivation Technology Training Program in Antigua and Barbuda.

Led by Juan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Company and supported by the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Commerce, the month-long training concentrated on hybrid pepper breeding, seed production, and cultivation methods.

The People's Republic of China's ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, H.E. Zhang Yanling, commended both governments' commitment to making the program a reality during the graduation ceremony held at the Villa Community Centre. She said she was delighted by the local participants' passion for agriculture.

Credit: Antigua News Room/YouTube photo.

The program's significance to Antigua and Barbuda's efforts to ensure food security was emphasised by Walter Christopher, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Blue Economy. He exhorted attendees to spread the word on nutrition and food security.

Lady Williams and Governor General H.E. Sir Rodney Williams also attended the occasion.