Agriculture Ministry wants Bahamians to help reduce food import bill

Thu, Mar 31st 2011, 10:35 AM

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Bimini,
The Bahamas - Educating youth on the economic value of agriculture is the
approach that the Bimini All-Age School is taking to help reduce the national
food import bill. Students are practicing at school how to grow their own
vegetables in home gardens to encourage sustainability.

"We can grow almost anything
in Bimini. The very same things that we grow over here, we are
importing," said

Arnold Dorsette, BAIC
assistant general manager...

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