by VIDA Admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Alternate Funding, COVID-19 Response, Disaster Assistance, Grant Funding, Press Releases
UPDATED OCTOBER 28, 2020, US Virgin Islands – As a result of the economic crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) in conjunction with the Office of Senator Allison DeGazon, has secured $100,000.00 to support...
by VIDA Admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Press Releases, Public Meetings, Public Notice
In accordance with 44 CFR §9.8 for Executive Orders 11988 & 11990 Proposed Wind Resiliency Retrofit St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Notification is hereby given to the public of the intent of the Department of Homeland Security- Federal Emergency Management Agency...
by VIDA Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Press Releases
AUGUST 27, 2020, US Virgin Islands – When Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. issued his Stay at Home Order effective August 17, 2020 that closed all non-essential businesses, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) remained open as an ESSENTIAL BUSINESS due to our...
by VIDA Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Alternate Funding, Disaster Assistance, Press Releases
AUGUST 25, 2020, US Virgin Islands – In the past year, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) in conjunction with the UVI Cooperative Extension Service Environmental Health and Climate Team, successfully applied for and became a part of the US Drought...
by VIDA Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | Law
Agriculture is a small but critically important industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Agriculture is only a small portion of the territory’s gross domestic product (GDP); roughly 97 percent of our food is imported from elsewhere. This leaves the territory vulnerable to...
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