









Independent country since 1974
Located in the Eastern Caribbean
Capital is St. George’s
Population is 103,000
Size is 344 km sq
Major language is ENGLISH and French patois
Currency is East Caribbean dollar (EC )
Temperatures range from 24C/ 75F to 30C/
87F
Life expectancy s 71 years
GDP Per Capita is US$5,000






Independent country and member of
Commonwealth
Grenada is governed under a parliamentary
system based on the British model
Political and legal traditions closely follow
those of the UK
Has a Governor General which represents Her
Majesty
a Prime Minister and a Cabinet
Constitutional safeguards include freedom of
speech, press, worship, movement, and
association.



Main contributors to the economy is Tourism
and Agriculture followed by Construction and
Manufacturing
Major agricultural exports are nutmeg and
cocoa and fish is emerging
Diversification of the Agriculture industry has
not progressed at a rate that would allow for
an assured future for this industry.
“The Current Status and
Experiences gained with the
Identification and
Documentation of Living
Modified Organisms” in
GRENADA
Identification
- Depends on the information stated on the
labels of prepackaged goods in accordance
with the Labelling standards GDS 1: Part 4:
1992: Specification for the Labelling of
Commodities – Labelling of Prepackaged
Food. (COMPULSORY STANDARD)

Documentation
- Depends on the notification obtained from
Agencies


Grenada does not have any experiences
documented to date as it relates to the
identification of LMOs and the use of existing
documentation systems to fulfil requirements
for the identifiaction of shipments of LMOs
for imports






Lack of the technical expertise required in the
identification and documentation of LMOs
Lack of legislative support for monitoring and
enforcement
Lack of trained personnel in the area
Lack of public awareness
Lack of public participation
Lack of the required tools to conduct the
necessary investigation






Technical expertise
Training and capacity building for personnel
in the identification and documentation of
LMOs
Assistance in the identification of the entire
BIOTECHNOLOGY process
Assistance in building and strengthening of
negotiation ability
Strengthening of the inspection and
monitoring of imports and exports of
products
Modernisation and strengthening of the
legislative framework







PCR (Poly Chain Reaction)
Instrument for identification of LMOs
(laboratory facilities and trained personnel)
Legislative strengthening
Assistance in enforcement
Infrastructure
Human resource development
Improvement in the communication channels
between agencies


Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on
BIOSAFETY (since the main focus of this
protocol is the transboundary movement of
LMOs)
More awareness angagement of the public on
the issues as it relates to the subject area.



The importance of the Biosafety Protocol
must be stressed for developing countries
Grenada is waiting for guidance on the entire
issue of GMOs and LMOs from CARICOM
GRENADA needs to acquire the tools and the
facilities required to deal with modern
Biotechnology

Grenada is at a stage where the acquisition of
the tools, skills, knowledge and expertise
required to improve the documentation and
identification of LMOs is of paramount
importance for positioning itself on the World
map and market.