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St Helena: Agriculture

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 April 2025UIN 44932

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support (a) subsistence and (b) commercial agriculture on St Helena.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The St Helena Government is responsible for its agricultural policy. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is providing £30 million between 2019-2028 in support to St Helena, including funding for agricultural initiatives. This contributed to an increase in agricultural production of £380,000 from Financial Year 2020/21 to Financial Year 2023/24.

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