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to attend trade missions in collaboration with another
one of the important agencies here in Barbados, the
Barbados Investment and Development Corporation
(BIDC),” says King. “We’re looking for new markets for
our value-added products as well as for the intellectu-
al property products that we are creating. Earlier, this
year, at BMEX (Barbados Manufacturers’ Exhibition),
we were distinguished as the best booth in terms of
food promotion. So, we certainly work hard to keep our
standard up.”
“We also have done some work in trying to access the
UK market and the Canadian market, but our efforts
are still in an embryonic stage,” King adds. “We also
have our Carmeta brand of locally-manufactured prod-
ucts, which we market in local supermarkets, as well;
that’s also an expanding effort for us. We touch the
public; we also touch many non-governmental organi-
zations, as well as government agencies. So, there are
quite a number of ways in which we promote food.”
“In the recent past, we have distinguished ourselves
as the leading center for food innovation in the coun-
ty,” Tudor says in summation. “We have created an en-
vironment where innovation is encouraged. Our coun-
try is ready for investment in agriculture because our
focus is on food security, food production, food manu-
facturing, and value addition.”
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frozen products like French fries, frozen vegetables,
and dried fish and meat. Products are currently being
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an emphasis on the Caribbean region, Latin America,
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