Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon Elvin Nimrod, yesterday received the newly appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. L. Barbara Graham. The Representative presented to Minister Nimrod a Letter of Introduction, from the Director-General of the FAO, in Rome, thereby accrediting her to Grenada. Discussions following centered on FAO’s numerous activities taking place in Grenada, including the Food Security Project. Dr. Graham informed Minister Nimrod that the Food Security Project will be expanded. She also bore the good news that the FAO had a number of activities in the pipeline for Grenada that will start soon, including preparedness in the agriculture sector, as well as, assistance for the nutmeg industry Minister Nimrod commended the FAO for its comprehensive assistance to Grenada’s agriculture sector and conveyed the appreciation of the Government and people of Grenada. The new FAO Representative has a long career in agriculture and served previously as Representative of IICA to the Eastern Caribbean in St. Lucia. She was instrumental in preparing Grenada’s assessment report after the Sector was decimated in September last year after the Hurricane. The FAO Office is currently located in Barbados. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade