Melissa Skerrit to host Urban Agriculture Training to boost food security
Melissa Skerrit- Minister for Housing, Land and Urban Development, is hosting an Urban Agriculture Training in Roseau.


- Introduction to Hydroponics and Modern Farming: Hydroponics is a method of growing plants with nutrients without using inert materials. These materials are dirt, vermiculite, rock wool, peat moss, sawdust, coir dust, coconut fibre/Wood fibre, and other similar materials.
- Food Security: Food security deals with the fact that one must have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their diet requirements and Sustain their life.
- Water Efficiency, Reduced Land Use and Climate Resilience: As per the facts, the water plants need 50-60% for surface irrigation, 90% for drip irrigation, and 50% for sprinklers. However, over-watering the plants can result in plant failure and soil erosion. Apart from this, The reduction of land use and Climate Resilience should also be the subject of knowledge to the agriculturists.
- Innovation and Increased Productivity: With the perfect use of highly-equipped technology and Smart Farming methods, one can easily monitor the crop field from anywhere. They can also get sensors to track soil moisture, crop health, livestock conditions, temperature, etc.
- Capacity Development: Agriculture capacity building is a continuous process enabling farmers to access information, facilitation, and empowerment and fosters technical advancement for sustainable agriculture development.
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