CEO of Caribbean Agros Dr. Gail Defoe

Executive member of the DMA and CEO of Caribbean Agros Dr Gail Defoe has issued call for the government and the more specifically the Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank to show more support to the manufacturing sector going  forward in the building back better initiative 

She said many members of the DMA are farmers and it’s rather unfortunate that they have not beenbeneficiaries of the grant assistance for farmers and manufacturers.

She said financing has been a major challenge for manufacturers here

Dr. Defoe said technology forms an integral part of any manufacturing company in Dominica because of the age we live in. She said it cannot be business as usual.