More agriculture and employment opportunities needed

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - There needs to be a diversification of the tourism industry, greater job opportunities in the food and beverage sector, a development of our natural resources and wider education of farmers to help them be more marketable and earn more. This challenge was voiced by Agriculturalist, Chelston Brathwaite, who says that there needs to be more job creation. He stated that we must move away from our distorted ideas within the tourism industry and also, if we are serious about a green economy, preservation of the environment is key, otherwise the result can be devastating. “They need to generate jobs and employment opportunities in the food service sector of this country. We need to preserve the environment. The land is being overtaken by river tamarind and cow itch. You cannot have a green economy of a country covered in bush. You have to have a green economy where we produce our food,” beseeched Brathwaite.