Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew met with the sector technician for Mcllhenny Firm, Christian Brown on Thursday, February twenty seventh, 2025. Brown was accompanied by the Particular Advisory to St Kitts and Nevis’ Agricultural Ministry, Ashton Stanley.
Mcllhenny Firm, based in 1868 by an American Businessman Edmund Mcllhenny, is accountable for making Tabasco merchandise. The corporate created the notorious Tabasco Purple Pepper Sauce whose recognition sky-rocketed within the southern US in the course of the nineteenth century.
PM Drew and Brown mentioned the event of pepper-growing operations in St Kitts and Nevis whereas highlighting the federal government’s dedication to encouraging agricultural development within the nation.
The start of a collaboration
The partnership between the federal government of St Kitts and Nevis and the world famend TABASCO Model first began in 2024, when the federal government of the dual island nation launched a mission to supply Tabasco peppers for exports, which can assist enhance the general economic system of the nation.
The mission was launched beneath the Sustainable Financial Growth and Diversification (SEED) initiative to scale back the reliance on meals imports and develop the agricultural sector and promote self-productivity among the many farmers.
PM Drew stated that by partnering with Tabasco Worldwide, they’re enhancing their agricultural output whereas additionally positioning St Kitts and Nevis as one of many high gamers within the world spice market.
Launch of Division of Agriculture Tabasco Pepper Experiment Plot Mission
The Division of Agriculture Tabasco Pepper Experiment Plot Mission was launched throughout an official ceremony in November, throughout which the Agriculture Minister Samal Duggins was additionally current. This initiative was a collaborative effort between St Kitts and Nevis and the Tabasco model.
Furthermore, farmers are additionally supplied coaching on the most effective pepper cultivation practices, with important investments being made beneath this initiative to enhance agricultural infrastructure, and selling eco-friendly farming practices for long-term sustainability.
