The work of NADF will support SLBS’s conformity assessment services, which are critical in ensuring the local manufacturing and agricultural sectors can provide safe and compliant products for the local and export markets. 

Saint Lucian producers are faced with challenges in meeting critical requirements to trade and access international markets due impart to the unavailability locally of services such as testing, which are required in high value markets.

Farmers, producers of coconut oil, seamoss products, soap and other plant-based products will soon have at their disposal, tests to support nutritional profiles on labels, micro-biology and test for minimum residue levels for pesticides, the unavailability of access to previously, restrained the acceptance and introduction of products to the local and export market. 

Minister of Agriculture Hon Alfred Prospere expressed confidence in the work programme of the Facility and assured personnel of progress on the provision of the necessary resources to achieve operational efficiency.

The tour of the facilities included Director of the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards, Mr. Verne Emmanuel, Permanent Secretary (Ag) in the Ministry of Commence Mr Emmanuel Gerald, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Barrymore Felicien, Head of the Plant Protection Unit-Mrs. Hannah Romaine, Chief Veterinary Officer-Dr. Sharmine Melville and Head of Metrology Mr. Anselm Gittens and other management staff of the SLBS and Ministry of Agriculture.

For further information contact Ms. Vernet St. Omer-Fontenelle at [email protected] or 720-8756

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