See the plan.
An Agricultural Plan Taskforce was convened and developed a complete Agricultural Plan which was unveiled on May 9, 2022 during a hybrid event.

What We Do
The agriculture plan must be comprised of:
- A comprehensive regulatory component for the territory’s farming industries;
- Business models for profitable and sustainable community-based local food and farming businesses;
- A plan for the development of a position for and the hiring of a local food and farm coordinator to carry out programs and to coordinate efforts within 180 days of submission of the plan;
- The creation of a local food and farm fund from voluntary sources to support initiatives, and agriculture-related activities;
- Recommendations for the establishment of a local food and farm advisory committee, composed of seven members, including the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture or the Commissioner’s designee, the Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority or the Executive Director’s designee; two members from the University of the Virgin Islands, including the President of the University of the Virgin Islands or the President’s designee and the Dean of Agriculture or the Dean’s designee and three other members appointed by the Governor, with those three being farmers from each island, to create and oversee the local food and farm fund, participate in the grant decision-making process, disburse resources from the fund, advise the Local Food and Farm Coordinator, collect and evaluate critical local food systems production and marketing data and, respond to any requests by the Legislature for policy or funding recommendations;
- The creation of a “local food symbol” that can be placed on stickers, posters, stamps, etc. for sale;
- The development of education and training programs for local food farmers, entrepreneurs, and processors; and
- The collection of data, creation of benchmarks, and assessment of progress on the building of the local food and farm economy.”
Agricultural Plan News & Information
Public Invited to Unveiling of the USVI Agricultural Plan Monday, May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
US Virgin Islands, May 03, 2022 – The Agricultural Plan Task Force will publicly unveil the highly anticipated territorial Agricultural Plan during a hybrid event on Monday, May 9 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. As required by Act 8404, the Agricultural Plan contains policy and funding recommendations to...
AG Plan Task Force Releases PowerPoint Presentation, Requesting Additional Feedback
Dear Farming Community: Thank you for all of the ideas, suggestions, and input that you have provided to the Plan Task Force as we work to develop a comprehensive Agricultural Plan for the Virgin Islands, pursuant to the mandates of Act 8404. Through its commitment to including and communicating...
AG Plan Task Force to Present the Preliminary Territorial Agricultural Plan, Seeking Public Feedback; Territory-Wide Hybrid Town Hall on Thursday, September 23; 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
September 16, 2021, US Virgin Islands – After months of research, consultation, and community outreach initiatives including three community town halls on three islands, focus groups, and surveys distributed to farmers, food retailers, and the general public the Agricultural Plan Task Force will...
Food Security Town Hall II
AG Plan Task Force: Community Engagement Survey
The direct link (case sensitive) to the survey is as follows: https://bit.ly/VIAgComSurvey
Get in touch with us!
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