{"id":6567,"date":"2023-06-19T18:21:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=6567"},"modified":"2023-06-19T18:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:44:10","slug":"pislm-and-ministry-of-agriculture-soil-sampling-successfully-executed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2023\/06\/19\/pislm-and-ministry-of-agriculture-soil-sampling-successfully-executed\/","title":{"rendered":"PiSLM and Ministry of Agriculture Soil Sampling successfully executed"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Soil Survey completed in quicker time than expected.\u00a0 The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PiSLM) soil sampling was scheduled for 5th<\/sup> to 21st<\/sup> June but according to Brent Georges, the project focal point in his pronouncement on Thursday 15th<\/sup>June. \u201cI am happy to report that the soil sampling exercise in Antigua is now completed.\u00a0 There are three points that are yet to be taken because they fall on private property.\u00a0\u00a0 However, Mr. Adriel Thibou, Senior Forestry Officer has made arrangements to have these done tomorrow, Friday\u201d, Mr. Georges said.<\/p>\n

One hundred and twenty samples were scheduled to be collected in two phases which were forty-nine samples on Barbuda during 5th<\/sup> to 9th<\/sup> June, then seventy-one samples throughout Antigua during 12th<\/sup> to 21st<\/sup> June.\u00a0 By 15th<\/sup> June, sixty-eight of the seventy-one were collected followed by the remaining three that were collected on Friday because the team had to gain permission for access to sites from a private land owner.<\/p>\n

Reiterating George\u2019s statement was Dr. Gaius Eudoxie, (Professor from the University of the West Indies – St. Augustine\/Trinidad) who along with his team spearheaded this expedition.\u00a0 \u201cWe could not have done this without the local support, which was tremendous.\u00a0 Once again, we have seen clearly that teamwork makes the dream work\u201d, said Eudoxie.<\/p>\n

Heartfelt thanks were extended to all who participated in the exercise. \u201cThank you to the teams who participated from the Department of Environment (DoE), the Ministry of Agriculture\u2019s (MoA) Analytical Services, staff members of the Agricultural Extension Division, our Barbuda team, staff from the Forestry Unit, Statistics Research and Information Unit, MoA Experimental Division, MoA Communication team, PiSLM and the team from UWI.\u00a0 Everyone came out participated, supported and did the long trekking to complete the sampling one week ahead of schedule\u201d, said Georges.<\/p>\n

The soil samples were taken to Trinidad for analysis and further testing.<\/p>\n

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