Last Updated on July 19, 2024, 6:03 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St. Kitts and Nevis: The highly awaited Fruit Festival 2024 is all set to open for the agro-processing vendors at Charlestown Waterfront. The event is scheduled for Friday, August 2, 2024.
The Fruit Festival will be sponsored by “The Finished Touch Ltd TFT, and ECGC.” Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of Nevis, locally grown fruits at different stalls throughout the day will be showcased from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley invited the street vendors so that they can explore the market and showcase their offerings by crafting creative products from variety of fruits. The Nevis Fruit Festival will feature a cake competition, an ice-cream competition, fruit competitions, and a variety of games.
The event will also feature plenty of other fun activities and attendees will also get a chance to win gifts with surprises.
The entertainment duty for the event will be taken over by the DJ X-Ray (reloaded sounds) and Kasanova Band. They will entertain the audience and enhance the travel experience of the visitors who will be touring Nevis from across the globe.
The collaboration of talented chefs and street vendors will offer a great experience that will showcase the versatility of the fruits. The fruits and vegetables will be displayed at different stalls with uniqueness by infusing these products into every dish and cocktail.
The prime objective of the festival is mainly to enhance the local fruits and provide business to the vendors and locals.
In addition to this, the fruit festival will also address the issue of food security and encourage the usage of naturally and locally grown products. Premier Brantley also said that this event will serve as the platform to promote more of local and start to consume that as well.
Considerably, the Ministry of Agriculture also aims to reduce the food import rates as the part of 25 by 25 agenda.
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