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Article: Minister Benn: 'We Must Reduce Food Import Bill'.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 April 2009-Government of Barbados: Minister Benn: 'We Must Reduce Food Import Bill'(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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A clarion call to action has gone out to public and private sector entities to urgently reduce this country's staggering food import bill.

Minister of Agriculture, Senator Haynesley Benn, made the appeal last weekend while revealing that at the end of 2007, Barbados' food import bill was some $523,995,835. In view of this, he said the country had to find ways to increase food production, while paying attention to the issues of food security.

Senator Benn, who was speaking at the Agrofest ...

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