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The workshop was held on Tuesday 23
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and Wednesday the 24 May, 2017 at the
Fisheries Division Conference room.

The project involves the training of local
Beekeepers and the construction, estab-
lishment, monitoring and evaluation of 12
Perone hives in 4 apiaries across St. Vin-
cent and the Grenadines.

Participants using new
technology

Many may know the rabbit as a unique
pet; however, they are also used as a deli-
cacy to make a wide variety of dishes.

In an effort to create self-employment in
the communities of Troumaca and Rose
Hall, the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF)
collaborated with the Rural Transformation
Unit within the Ministry of Agriculture, Ru-
ral Transformation, Forestry and Fisheries
to host a workshop to educate 40 persons
in these communities on the rearing, ways
to prepare and utilize the rabbit.

According to Ms. Currel Thompson, Senior
Technical Officer with the Rural Transfor-
mation Unit, this activity forms part of a
“Rabbit Rearing Project,”