Kitchen Garden Project Ensuring Food Security Amid COVID-19

(Department of Public Information) In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Agriculture’s (MOA) Rural Entrepreneurial Agricultural Project (REAP) has launched its COVID-19 Relief Kitchen Garden initiative.

The programme aims to ensure food security while to assisting citizens to be self-sufficient, and practice healthier eating during this period.

In a Zoom interview, Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, the Hon. Valerie Adams-Yearwood, shared the ministry’s vision for the initiative.

“The objective is to ensure food security for families countrywide during the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that this is one of the ways food can be secured for all families,”

Minister Adams-Yearwood, noted that owning a kitchen garden saves money and promotes a healthier lifestyle.

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