Dominican banana farmers benefit from Chinese funds
Thursday, May 20, 2004
ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister and
Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that 930
banana farmers stand to benefit from the EC$300,000 made available by the
Government of Dominica to the Dominica Banana Producers Ltd Tuesday.
It was also revealed that 30 new entrants
into the banana industry would also benefit from the funds coming from the
People’s Republic of China.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Skerrit pledged
that his government would continue to assist the Dominica Banana Producers Ltd
and the banana farmers of Dominica in general.
Minister for Agriculture and the
Environment, Ambrose George underlined the importance of the banana industry
to the Dominican economy. Mr George stated further that this cash donation
demonstrated the resilience of the government in assisting the banana industry
in these challenging economic times. Managing
Director of the Dominica Banana Producers Ltd, Mr Richard Charles thanked the
Government of Dominica for the cheque. Mr Charles revealed that the DBPL would
open a Cess Account and banana farmers would get inputs based on their level
of production. Mr Charles told the media present that for the first time since
2002, the DBPL passed 300 tons per week last week.
Meanwhile, the Dominican leader revealed
that EC$200,000 is now available to assist non-banana farmers in Dominica.
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