DEXIA – Farmers To Receive Donation Of Farming Tools And Equipment

Over Two Hundred contracted farmers of Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) who were greatly affected by Hurricane Maria will benefit from a donation of farming tools and equipment.

The Canadian government supported Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprise and Linkages (PROPEL) and the Dominica Emergency Agriculture Response (DEAR) program have partnered with the Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) for much needed assistance to the farming community.

Operations Manager at DEXIA Bristol Lawrence said that this donation will assist the farmers in their production post Hurricane Maria. 

The equipment which comprises of cutlasses, rubber boots, washing tubs, knives, knapsacks, and garden Forks were handed over to the farmers at a small ceremony on Friday at the Goodwill Pack House.