EDITOR, The Tribune.
As the debate is about the reduction of the $1bn import into The Bahamas and the need to help reduce the cost of food for Bahamians it would be important for the Bahamas government to make a significant contribution and assistance to help Bahamian farmers improve their farming with the best foreign expert in farming so that the Bahamian farmers can get good at delivering excellent products that can be implemented locally to the food stores and hotels in The Bahamas.
This is the major problem that had not been addressed in the Bahamas how to make Bahamian farmers’ products better to be able to replace the food being imported that can be grown and meats that can be provided locally by Bahamian farmers. This is the only way to realistically reduce the cost of living in The Bahamas for the Bahamian people.
Also try to get more young Bahamians to consider a career in farming with the Government providing loan assistance and Crown land to help them get started, this will make a great difference in reducing the $1bn import of food and reduce the cost of food for the Bahamian people.
PEDRO SMITH
Nassau,
March 12, 2022.
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sheeprunner12 2 years, 2 months ago
Dear Pedro Smith
Please tell your PLP (and the FNM as well) Government to stop kow towing to the big food importers and make them buy and sell Bahamian ............ There are at least 1000 food items that Bahamians can grow and process. But, we all know that the issue is far deeper than that ........ Bells and whistles and visits to Dubai will not solve this issue.
But Bahamians must see the need to eat what they grow and wean themselves off this dependency on cheap foreign food. Until then, there is very little that any Government can do. Fast food and foreign-based items on our daily menus will continue to be the order of the day.
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