Hurricane Elsa hit hard to agriculture sector :James Paul

President of Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, said that the wrath of Hurricane Elsa was also very much experienced in the agriculture sector.

Wednesday, 7th July 2021

Barbados: President of Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, said that the wrath of Hurricane Elsa was also very much experienced in the agriculture sector. He stated that When Category one Hurricane swept over the island last Friday, it dumped over six inches of rain, creating significant losses to dairy, crop and poultry farmers. Mr Paul added that Hit would take “some time” before a full assessment could be done to determine the effect Elsa had on the sector. "The hurricane has had a very critical impact on the farming community. It might not have performed so, but there are some farmers who were majorly impacted," he said. Paul further noted, “In terms of the fruits and vegetables we have not yet done any evaluation of the extent Concerning done. With respect to some of the agricultural crops that would have been changed, the blossoms for lettuce & pumpkin might have also been lost, which means there will be lost output on these farms. Where for occurrence you would be looking to benefit, you now have to wait a more amount of weeks in order to benefit." He also pointed out about the dairy sector, which hit severely due to Elsa; also, he notified that over the weekend, some farmers would have had to dump milk essentially because the Pine Hill Dairy was unable to pick up by Thursday or on Friday because of the issue of the harm done by the hurricane. Additionally, he added that poultry farmers did not escape unscathed as they now had to repair damaged animal pens. Also, he noted the crop of yams that he had expected to reap soon had been stopped by over a week because of the powerful winds brought about by Elsa’s passing. Hurricane Elsa has largely affected most portions of the Caribbean region.