Grenadians are being invited to submit applications to lease land at Diamond Estate, St. Mark, under the Pilot Agricultural Land Bank Project.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry is hoping that the project will help reduce idle or under-utilized arable land; improve access to fertile land for landless farmers, women and youth interested in agricultural enterprise or agribusiness; build and enhance the technical capacity of pertinent government departments entrusted with land administration; and improve agricultural production.
Diamond Estate is one of two pilot sites, located on Government-owned estates that will be used for this project.
To be eligible for selection, according to a release, applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Grenada and must be at least 18 years old, residing in Grenada, preferably in, but not limited to the area in which the land to be used in the project is located.
The process consists of two phases, the release says, a Pre-Approval Phase, and a Final Approval Phase.
All pre-approved applicants (individuals and groups) will undergo entrepreneurship training with the Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC).
Applicants who are 18 to 35 years old, are required to fill out two application forms; the Land Bank Application Form and the GIDC/SAEP Enterprise Business Development Training (EBD) Application Form.
Applicants who are over 35 years old, are only required to fill out the Land Bank Application Form, since they do not meet the age requirement for the EBD training.
The release from the Ministry of Agriculture, however, says all pre-approved applicants over age 35, will receive a special entrepreneurship training with the GIDC.
