Government is in discussions with representatives from the Canada Food Processing Skills Centre (CFPSC) on the way forward in building out the agro-processing industry on the island.During a meeting chaired on Tuesday by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds at the ministry, discussions focused on identifying priority areas needed to develop a “holistic, well-grounded, value-added” agro-processing industry in Barbados.It was noted that for the island’s agricultural and industrial sectors to build out the agro-processing industry, educational training would be necessary, which would lead to enhanced skill sets in the area. This is where the technical assistance of the CFPSC would come into play.Symmonds said the modalities being discussed with the CFPSC would “pair well” with Barbados’ ambitions to develop the sector, especially the quality and standard of products being produced and exported.