Published 19 July 2023
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HOSTS SENSITIZATION SESSION TO
HIGHLIGHT SKN LAYER CHICKEN INDUSTRY PROJECT ADVANCEMENTS
(Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 12th 2023);
In an effort to effectively inform key agricultural stakeholders about the Ministry of Agriculture’s
efforts to further develop and improve the management capacity and sustainability of the poultry
industry, through the implementation of the St. Kitts and Nevis Layer Chicken Industry
Sustainable Development Project, the Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Taiwan
International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) hosted a sensitization session
on Thursday 6th July 2023.
During the session, farmers as well as technical staff were informed of the key objectives which
include: the establishment of breeding technology, provision of a channel for chicken farmers to
purchase local chicks and the establishment of egg laying technology. These tools will ensure the
Federation’s ability to sustainably meet the production needs of poultry farmers, while the
implementation of the project will result in the establishment of a hatchery on St. Kitts and one on
Nevis.
The sensitization session was facilitated by Taiwan ICDF Project Manager, Willy Liao and comes
less than one month after Minister of Agriculture et al., the Honourable Samal Duggins and
Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His Excellency Michael Lin signed an
agreement to roll out the project which is expected to lead to a significant increase in the production
of poultry in the twin-island Federation.
The project is also expected to provide a steady supply of over twenty thousand day-old chicks per
year for both meat and egg production.
