On Thursday April 30, the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project – VEEP handed over a newly commissioned climate control greenhouse to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation, which is stationed at the Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Orange Hill. The introduction of the Climate Control Greenhouse will significantly improve production within the Agricultural sector, as well as mapping the road towards advanced agricultural technology in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Making remarks at the brief Handover ceremony, Project Coordinator of VEEP, Mrs. Roxanne John, said that the project facilitated the procurement and installation of the infrastructure and engaged NGS Greenhouses and IsraTech to execute the initiative.
She also expressed appreciation for the collaboration of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, through the (VEEP project) with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation and noted that the total cost of the climate control greenhouse exceeded one million Eastern Caribbean dollars.
Haim Karavani (Jaakov), Greenhouse Technician of Turnkey Projects Operation, who executed the system setup indicated that the climate-controlled greenhouse operates through a rainwater harvesting system utilized for irrigation. He noted that the facility is equipped with a cooling system, exhaust fans, and circulation fans, which are all regulated by an automated climate control system, while adding that the greenhouse's energy supply is supported by a solar power system.
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