St. Kitts & Nevis National Dialogue on Agriculture

By Marcus Natta

On July 7, 2015, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) hosted a National Dialogue on Agriculture with funding provided by the German Cooperation, implemented by the German Metrology Institute (PTB). The National Dialogue takes quite a bit of planning to bring together public and private sector with the main Quality Infrastructure organisations…

Why is Food Safety/Security Important?

By dclarke

  [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Food safety and security are important because every year millions of people become sick from food and waterborne diseases. Occurrences of such diseases can easily escalate to a food emergency situation which could adversely impact economies and livelihoods through reduced availability and consumption, closure of export markets and the exorbitant cost of…