 The Plant Research and Development Division of the Ministry of Agriculture for Shrees Food Security and Rural Development conducted a TR-4 tabletop simulation exercise to address the potential outbreak of the Banana Panama Disease Tropical Race 4, TR-4, a destructive fungal pathogen that poses a significant threat to banana and plantain crops. TR-4 is notorious for its ability to decimate entire plantations and disrupt food security and local economies in affected regions. The simulation aimed to bring key stakeholders together to create a coordinated response plan, enabling the country to react swiftly and effectively to prevent or manage any potential TR-4 outbreak. According to ICT Office of the Banana Management Unit, Elkana Janki, St Lucia's agricultural sector is heavily dependent on the production of bananas and plantains, which renders it necessary to be prepared for the potential arrival of TR-4. From the simulation exercise today, it helped us identify some of the gaps in the system so that we could strengthen on these areas as we move further. One of the major gaps that we identified today were the interaction between the different agencies. Some of the agencies are not sure what exactly are their roles and responsibilities, so these are areas that we need to strengthen on. Chief Plant Research and Development Officer Hannah Rumeen says that preparedness and prompt action are essential to mitigate the impact of this pathogen. She explains that the simulation exercise is a critical step in ensuring that all stakeholders are well coordinated and ready to respond effectively in the event of the outbreak. After this simulation exercise, we will go back to the drawing board to ensure that the way we can close those gaps, look at all of the areas that we need to strengthen in terms of our training of our extension officers, training our farmers, training to continue our communications out there, let people know of the disease, let people know of the risk of moving plant material and the need to inform the Ministry of Agriculture before they do so. Also, we have developed a new portal on our web page where people can go in and download information on TR4, any information that they would love to get more information, ideas from in terms of how to safeguard their farms. We have populated this website a bit and hopefully it can help farmers, travelers, extension officers, students, everybody to ensure that we keep free from TR4. In uniting all stakeholders for the TR4 tabletop simulation, the Ministry of Agriculture for Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development aspires to strengthen the agricultural sector's resilience, safeguard livelihoods and secure a sustainable future. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, I am Anisia Antoine reporting.