The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare has initiated the process of compiling a comprehensive registry to identify entities engaged in commercial agriculture across the Maldives.
According to the Ministry, this initiative aims to gather information from individuals and businesses currently involved in agriculture, including commercial farmers, livestock and poultry farmers, and commercial nursery operators, as well as those interested in entering the sector.
The Ministry has invited all existing and prospective commercial agricultural entities to submit the required form to the Ministry by email before 10 April.
However, individual farmers from inhabited islands are not required to apply for this registry, it added.
The government has launched several initiatives to encourage the role of youth in the agricultural sector and to provide them with the necessary support and empowerment.