AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicinal cannabis finance: St. Kitts and Nevis has enlisted Saboto Caesar (former SVG agriculture minister) to help build a banking framework for its medicinal cannabis sector, including meetings with financial institutions and unveiling a seed-to-sale track-and-trace system—an approach drawn from SVG’s own export progress. Food security & youth nutrition: The Zero Hunger Trust Fund launched the EU-CAN “Cultivating Futures” project in SVG and partners (St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica), using school gardens to boost food security, nutrition education, and climate resilience. Disaster readiness: The RSVGPF ran a four-day humanitarian assistance and logistics sustainment course for 26 participants, focusing on moving and distributing medical and relief supplies during hurricanes, volcanic events, earthquakes, and flooding. Regional health impact: UNICEF and PAHO report that 53,000+ children and adolescents were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2015–2022, with violent discipline also affecting many young people at home. Local health & safety: SVG’s fisheries offices are being rehabilitated after mould and water intrusion, with repairs aimed at restoring healthier working conditions.
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