Claudette Pitt, the Chair of St. Patrick’s Environment and Community Tourism Organisation (SPECTO), Grenada and a well-known community activist has welcomed the work that would be done in her community by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management’s (PISLM’s), Caribbean Small Island Developing States Multi-country Soil Management Initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Food Systems (CSIDS SOILCARE, Phase 1) project.
Pitt is known for her relentless commitment to community and environmental initiatives and was one of the eighteen (18) stakeholders, who participated in Grenada’s, one-day SOILCARE Project Intervention Sites Validation workshop held at the National Stadium on Friday, May 10, 2024.
The Workshop in Grenada was held to inform stakeholders on the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) analysis and present findings on land capability and soil fertility in each of Grenada’s intervention sites.
While Pitt was present to understand and analyze information from the project intervention site at Chambord, she spoke of her enthusiasm for this project. According to her, “Chambord has long been an area of concern to SPECTO when we learnt that the lack of and absence of proper soil management practices was flagged by the Land Use Division of the Ministry of Agriculture.”
Stakeholders coming from the Public Service, Private sector, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs), and Farmers like Pitt, SPECTO approved actions that would be taken at the five (5) intervention sites in Grenada and Carriacou.Chambord is among five intervention sites in Grenada and Carriacou- the others are Les Avocat also in Grenada, and Dumfries, Limlair, and Belle Vue South in Carriacou.
Ms. Pitt believes, “The opportunity for farmers to be engaged wholeheartedly in a project that can support them and benefit them with practical and climate friendly solutions, will have a domino effect on food security in the parish.”
