NASSAU, The Bahamas – As the Government pushes toward 25 percent reduction of imported food by 2025, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Philip Davis said the Golden Yolk Egg Production initiative is an “urgent” and “crucial” undertaking that moves a step closer to food security. Prime Minister Davis addressed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Golden Yolk Egg Production Project, Monday, February 27, at Gladstone Road Agricultural Centre. “In the race for greater food security for The Bahamas, we have already made headway. We are allocating $500,000 in grants to farmers and an additional $1 million in funding to secure broilers and to support livestock farming,” he said. “The Golden Yoke project builds on this commitment to ramping up local food production. Indeed, it goes ha...
