Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 27, 2025 (MOA):
St. Kitts and Nevis will take centerstage in Caribbean agricultural transformation this 12 months because the Organisation of Jap Caribbean States (OECS) launches its landmark Widespread Apiculture Coverage throughout the nineteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA 2025), set for September 29 – October 3, 2025. The revealing will even coincide with the ninth OECS Council of Ministers: Agriculture, making the Federation the epicenter of one of many area’s most vital agricultural milestones.
The coverage, developed underneath the EU-funded BioSPACE Programme in collaboration with regional companions, seeks to guard bees as very important pollinators whereas strengthening the apiculture sector by means of sustainable practices, standardized approaches, and research-driven methods.
Talking on the significance of this initiative, Beekeeper on the Division of Agriculture, Mr. Monroe Tweed, underscored the coverage’s relevance to the way forward for regional beekeeping. He stated, “We’re going to have a technical paper and presentation offered inside CWA so that is one thing that shall be very pertinent for individuals like beekeepers, individuals who need to get into the apiculture area and coverage makers. What it’s mainly it’s a doc about how we want to flesh out how we [standardize] beekeeping within the area and never simply in St. Kitts however this can be a doc that’s been build up for quite a lot of years with baseline research funded by Small Grant Packages (SGPs). We might additionally love to do an IPM which is an Built-in Pest Administration paper as a result of bees have their very own pests, particularly within the local weather that we’re in. It’s an agricultural enterprise now so we should take into account that pretty much as good stewards of bees.”
As a part of the celebrations, the OECS-CARICOM Caribbean Honey Present will even be featured throughout CWA 2025, providing patrons the chance to style and buy honey and associated merchandise, together with soaps created from beeswax, honey cocktails, pastries, and extra. Mr. Tweed defined that the occasion will even spotlight discussions on regional testing throughout the sector, enhancing high quality and market alternatives.
The Honey Judging Contest guarantees to be a spotlight, with classes together with Finest Business Honey Product, Beeswax Block, Matching Pair of Candles, Finest in Present, Finest High quality, Finest Honeycomb, Mead, and others. The technical session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 1:30 PM within the Saint Vincent Room of the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, whereas the honey showcase will happen on the thirtieth Agriculture Open Day and Marine Expo from October 2-3.
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