With the passage of Irma, agriculture was very affected in Saint-Martin. Seventeen claims were registered by the Interprofessional Consular Chamber (CCISM) in September. This represents 1,98 million euros in damage and some 250 euros in operating losses.
Just under 30% of the herd has been lost. "We count 7 losses on the 580 bovines, 180 on the 2 000 goats and 2 500 on the 10 000 poultry", specifies Dorvan Cocks, vice-president of the CCISM in charge of agriculture. The hives did not resist. "We see the bees coming back but we no longer have any working tools," he adds.
(Illustrative photo. Source: www.soualigapost.with)
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