Agriculture & Fisheries Senator GRENADA

  In the Senate on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, Senator the Honourable Roderick St Clair would ask the Leader of Government Business, Senator the Honourable Simon Stiell the following questions on:  • The status and operations of the Praedial Larceny Fund  • Corporate Plan for the Ministries of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries • Types and number of scholarships awarded to Grenadians in the field of Agriculture and Fisheries and their related fields over the past ten (10) years, and status of the awardees.  Senator St Clair will also make contributions to the  • COVID-19 Cancellation of Carnival August Celebrations Bill, 2021  • Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021  • Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2021.   END

9 June 2021, ST. GEORGE’S: On Tuesday 8 June 2021, Senator the Honourable Roderick St. Clair presented two motions in the Senate.  The first motion: “that the activities and projects items presented in the now approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Fiscal Year 1st January to 31st December 2021 be presented in a quarterly timeline to improve planning, implementation and monitoring.”   After rigorous debate, this motion was temporarily withdrawn to facilitate an amended version for future tabling.  The second motion contained two parts: “that the Minister for Agriculture be caused to act immediately in accordance with the powers vested in him under Section 4 of the Agriculture Compensation Act of 1995 to review and update the Crop Compensation Schedule of 1995 so that farmers can be justly compensated when they suffer crop loss or damage”  and “that section 4 of the act be modified to protect our farmers’ investments by specifically seeking a time by wh...

  7 JUNE 2021, ST. GEORGE ’ S: At the last meeting of the Senate, on Wednesday 2 June 2021, Senator Roderick St. Clair presented a petition. His motion for Government’s holistic review of the agreement between the government and Caribbean Agro Industries, for the benefit of farmers, was passed. The government submitted answers to several questions that were presented. These answers will be shared in future releases.  The Senate continues its meeting on Tuesday 8 June at 10 am. At that sitting, the senator will present his last motions, working on behalf of the farmers and fisherfolk. END

  The Senate Order Paper of the 10th Parliament 4th Session to be held on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 9 am, lists a petition by Senator the Honourable Roderick St. Clair on behalf of farmers, for the review of the existing agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Caribbean Agro Industries Limited so that farmers can have more affordable feed.  The Senator has questions for the Leader of Government’s Business, Senator the Honourable Simon Stiell, unanswered at Sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday January 27, 2021, concerning Praedial Larceny, Farmers ID, and vendors; land policy; fisheries ice machines through a grant from the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS); the National Poultry Policy and finally on the Pestilential activities of rodents.  Senator St. Clair poses three new questions for the Leader of Government’s Business, which require written responses on the Praedial Larceny Fund; the Farm Machinery Pool of the Ministry of Agriculture and t...

  Senator St Clair at Parliament for the Senate Budget Debate 15 DECEMBER, ST GEORGE’S: Senator for Agriculture and Fisheries Roderick St Clair, will be presenting today at the 2021 Grenada Senate Budget Debate. The 2021 Grenada Budget theme is Towards 2035: recovery, transformation (distinct change) and resilience – capacity to recover.  Senator St Clair will recognise positive accomplishments in Agriculture and Fisheries; highlight areas in the 2021 budget that are not beneficial to Agriculture and Fisheries and propose transformational approaches in terms of budget and policies for the development of Agriculture and Fisheries in the State of Grenada.  He will speak on Training – the human resource deficit in Agriculture and Fisheries, and the youth as the future of our food in Grenada. On Production and Export, he will address focus on key crops with extension support and connections to local and international markets, as well as airlift support for Agriculture and...