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US$1.2b in agri opportunities
Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2022
US$1.2b in agri opportunities
CHAIRMAN of the Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), Gervase Warner, said yesterday that the fact that Caricom countries import more than US$4 billion a year in food and agri products from outside of the region creates a huge opportunity for import substitution.
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