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Committee	Economic Development and Agriculture
Agenda
Block I 10:00 AM-1200 PM
Bill No. 34-0047 –
 An Act requiring the Department of Agriculture and the University of the Virgin Islands to create a plan to develop a seed banking program to store and preserve seeds for preservation against climate change, natural disasters and for other situations that could lead to total annihilation of crops, plants and other fauna and flora
Invites Testifiers:
Honorable Positive T.A. Nelson,
 Commissioner, Department of Agriculture
Usman Adamu,
 Ph.D.,  Director, University of the Virgin Islands, School of Agriculture
Lunch 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
 
Block II 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
 
The Committee will receive testimony, not limited to, updates on the overall administration and operations of the farming and fishing industries, to include any updates from respective departments regarding outstanding hurricane and COVID relief funding. Additionally, the committee will discuss ongoing efforts to improve both our local farming and  fishing industries
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Positive T.A. Nelson,
 Commissioner, Department of Agriculture
 
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, 
Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources
 
Nicole Angeli Ph.D.,
 Director, Division of Fish & Wildlife, Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Local Farmer and or Representatives
Local Fishermen and/or Representatives
 
 
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Date
Sep 08 2021
Expired!
 
Time
 
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
 
 
Location
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
Charlotte Amalie
 
Category
 
Senate Hearing
 
Organizer
 
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens
 
Phone
 
(340) 773-2424
 
Email
 
senatorgittens@legvi.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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