The head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has suggested that farmers and other producers may not be able to meet the increasing demand for more locally-produced healthy foods just yet.Chief executive officer of the BAS James Paul said while farmers welcomed initiatives aimed at creating healthier food options for Barbadians, players in the agriculture sector have not reached the level of production needed to support that push.“There is no question at all that we have the capability of producing healthier products in the country but we cannot do this if, on the other hand, we are barely producing what is currently needed with respect to some products and in terms of other products that we are not producing at all. So that is the essential thing…. How do we increase agricultural production?” he said in an interview with Barbados TODAY.“Truthfully, the only way we can increase it is by trying to ensure that the environment for increasing the overall production of [an] agricultural commodity is favourable for it.”
