 Development economists Dr. Claudius Bravil has offered a series of measures aimed at creating sustainable economic growth in the country. The suggestions were made as Dr. Bravil delivered the guest lecture at the Nobel Laureate Revealing Ceremony on Friday, 21st January 2022. The lecture focused on Suafilus' economic theory and its application to Saint Lucia's economy. He indicated that the country has been facing financial woes compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, experts predict double-digit growth in the cross-domestic product in 2022. Dr. Bravil says product diversification and e-commerce are two essential avenues. The diversification I had in mind will call for a number of things and among them would in this current time we have to apply electronic commerce. We have to look at ways of exporting goods and services that lend themselves to utilizing platforms driven by electronic commerce. We have to also take more advantage of the opportunities that are available to us in the multitude of FTAs we have negotiated. We have the carry-come agreement. We have the OECS Economic Union. We have the carry forum EU EPA. We have bilateral agreements with the United States and Canada. And the utilization of those agreements is where the problem lies. We need capital. Capital remains a central factor for growth. Dr. Bravil further noted the need for Saint Lucia's agricultural share of GDP to increase from 1.7% to 5% by 2030. The economists stated that the country could face a possible food crisis if the sector continues on its current trajectory. Manufacturing. Manufacturing has to increase the share of GDP and in my view by at least 10% by 2030. You might say manufacturing what? Manufacturing of today is not what it used to be 20 years ago. About 80% of international trade is the exchange in the movement of intermediate products, not final finished products. So you're making a cell phone. Someone sends the chips from maybe the US to China. The circuit design is done somewhere in maybe Hong Kong. The battery is developed somewhere else. You have a multitude of countries involved in what we call a global supply chain. And everyone is adding value at different stages of that supply chain. So in other words, our manufacturing sector of today need not focus on building a car or building some things that require extensive capital and resources. No, we need to focus on where can we add value in the supply chain. In attendance at the reflaying ceremony, we're acting Governor General, His Excellency Sir Errol Charles, Governor General Emerita, Her Excellency Dane Pallette-Louisey, Chair of the Nobel Laureate Festival Committee, former Prime Minister Siobhan Lewis, and Minister for Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology, and Vocational Training, Honourable Sean Edward. From the Government Information Service, Humedy Mock, reporting.