Mangoes are the focus of a joint venture between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development and the Taiwanese Technical Mission

The collaboration will lead to an exhibition or expo for multiple mango recipes made available via mango recipe books, a mango eating competition and the sale of mango plants.

The event christened ‘Tout Bagay Mango’ hopes to diversify the Saint Lucian Agricultural sector and provide employment opportunities for budding entrepreneurs.

Taiwanese Technical Mission Chief Daniel Chen elaborates on the timeliness of the event.

“Now is the perfect time for the mango so we can see, in the whole country we can see mango fruits around the country so. This activity we are inspired by the banana expo. That’s a perfect activity to promote the utilization of bananas. So, it inspired us to use the mango. Why not do a similar activity. So not only this idea but also we try to help all the farmers, small business owners and of course the students of the vocational training. We try to make the possibility to encourage the awareness and consumption of mangoes, the best of Saint Lucia.”

The Expo will be held at Constitution Park in Castries on Friday, June 24, 2022, from 10am to 6pm.

Preceding that day’s exhibition will include another highlight of the activities for that week. The Hospitality division of The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College will host a cooking competition among its students on Monday, June 20, 2022. One of the Project Managers of the Taiwanese Technical Mission, Ms. Sophia Jan explains the competition places focus on different mango recipes.

“For those fifteen students can have the opportunity to either they want to cook mangoes appetizers or like a desert or beverage so we categorise into three different parts and the best performance will go to our mango festival opening ceremony to present the dishes to the honourable guests so I think in that day we will have not only student’s performance but also the Chefs of the Sir Arthur Lewis, the Taiwanese Ambassador’s wife. We will also present how Taiwanese present mangoes in the different dishes so that will be a very exciting event in the opening ceremony that will have a joint venture with the different institution like the Taiwanese Technical Mission, The Taiwanese Embassy and the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College. “

The Taiwanese Technical Mission and the Ministry of Agriculture encourages the public to attend the events and show support to all participants.