 talented individuals from the Roseau Valley area got an opportunity to display their products during the second annual farmers market. This year's event was held at Constitution Park and also provided agro processors from the area with an outlet to expose their creations to the wider public. The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports is one of the agencies involved in the staging of the market and its Minister, the Honourable Kenson Kazimir, believes it will give persons the chance to tap into the youth economy. This farmers market has been put on to really showcase some of what is produced right here in St Lucia. I'm very proud of the young individuals that have come forward. We just saw an ice cream demonstration right there. It looks very, very tasty. And this is what the Government of St Lucia is about. Given everybody opportunities, they tap into the youth economy, use their talents, their skills and capabilities and turn it into enterprise and to further develop themselves and their family. Minister responsible for agriculture, fisheries, food security and rural development, the Honourable Alfred Prosper emphasised how these events can aid in the concept of food security and promote agriculture in general. What I really picked up from today is that we have a lot of persons involved in agro processing but a lot of them seem to be operating from their homes. I want to see that opportunity for a lot of those products to be displayed or seen on the supermarket shelves. And I can tell based on my discussion with them that there are challenges in terms of certification and all of what it takes to get the products to the standard that can make it available for consumers. More significantly, I want to see our processors getting to that level where we can begin exporting. Taiwan's technical mission continues to play a vital role in the development of agriculture and youth development. Taiwan's ambassador to St Lucia, His Excellency Peter Chai-In Chen, notes that this farmer's market is an ideal way for agro processors to showcase their products. We always, always minister of agriculture to host a farmer's market to help farmers to increase their income. But we are thinking it's better that we can include youth because it's a good way for youth to showcase their talent, showcase their product. And today we see a lot of youth that actually come with their new product and a very unique way for making, for example, like ice cream, for example, like Seymour's juice. So we are really glad that we have this event today and we encourage more citizens, solutions, come to enjoy this ambience and come here to enjoy the products and support our youth, support our women and support our farmers. Maisan Hutchinson is a youth worker for Castery South East, Castery South. As an initiative for the international layer of the youth, we're in the Rosa Valley and in collaboration with the Rosa Valley Youth Alliance, the Taiwan Technical Mission and Ministry of Agriculture, we decided to have a farmer's market for young farmers and agro processors in the Rosa Valley. Today we have almost 15 agro processors here and they're exposing their business to the public and what they sell and how they created their business and stuff like that. And I believe that this initiative was a success. It is anticipated that these farmers' markets will continue to be an annual affair. From the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, I'm Ryan O'Brien.