 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development is placing heavy emphasis on the concept of food security, its our prosperity, our future. The Ministry facilitates the development and promotion of sustainable agriculture and food chain systems, the provision of affordable supplies of safe, high quality nutritious food and efficient services. One of its support programs is in the field of banana production, including the establishment of the Black Sticker-Toker Management Unit, sales and distribution of fungicides and oil at subsidized cost, technical and extension support, and market access facilitation. For further information, contact the project coordinator at 725-0444.