The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security used an inaugural rice harvest on Wednesday to unveil a series of major initiatives designed to propel agriculture through the global export arena while tackling food security at the household level.

​Heading the announcements is an aggressive new export strategy that will see the construction of a certified, export-ready packing facility within the next four months. Developed in collaboration with Export Barbados, the pack house is designed to scale up domestic production and target markets beyond the Caribbean.

A second certified packing facility is also slated for development at Groves, St George to further boost the island’s export capabilities.