Barbados is rethinking its Black Belly sheep development strategy after the island’s national flock failed to grow, even as Guyana has expanded its own flock fivefold using breeding stock imported from the Caribbean neighbour.

Speaking with Barbados TODAY, Barbados’ Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, said the government is developing a new plan to revive the country’s indigenous Black Belly sheep industry after recent figures showed the national flock has remained largely unchanged.

“The ministry is developing a plan going forward in terms of how we scale for the Black Belly sheep in a more sustainable way,” Munro-Knight told Barbados TODAY.