Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Barbuda Affairs
The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy is a cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, headquartered on Queen Elizabeth Highway, St. John’s. It is the current form of the entity formerly styled the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Barbuda Affairs; responsibility for Barbuda affairs is now held separately within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs. The ministry directs national agricultural and marine-resource policy, covering crop and livestock production, animal husbandry, veterinary services, agricultural extension and marketing, land surveys, fisheries management and blue-economy development. Its work is carried out through Ministry headquarters and an institutional network that includes the Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC), Antigua Fisheries Ltd., the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC), the Chemistry and Food Technology Division, the Marine Resources unit, Agro Industries, and the Survey and Lands offices. As a government department rather than a private company, it has no shareholders, share capital, incorporation or company registration; its mandate, budget and staffing are established by Cabinet decision and Acts of Parliament rather than commercial registration. It is led politically by a Minister and Minister of State answerable to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and administered day to day by career civil servants under Permanent Secretaries.
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Officers
As at September 2026, the ministry’s political leadership is Hon. Anthony Shamari Smith Jr., Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy. He was first appointed to the agriculture portfolio by Prime Minister Gaston Browne on 16 July 2024, sworn in before Governor-General Sir Rodney Williams, and was reconfirmed in the role when the Cabinet was reconstituted after the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s re-election on 30 April 2026, with the new Cabinet sworn in on 5 May 2026. He is supported by Hon. Randy St. Clair Baltimore, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy. Day-to-day administration is led by two Permanent Secretaries: Mr. Walter Christopher, based at Ministry headquarters on Queen Elizabeth Highway, and Ms. Sharolyn Mathews, based at the Friars Hill Road office, both listed on the Government of Antigua and Barbuda’s official directory. These are ministerial and civil-service post-holders, not company directors or officers in the corporate sense, reflecting the entity’s status as a government ministry rather than a private company.
Group Structure
The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy is one of the cabinet-level ministries making up the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, headed by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. It sits alongside other portfolios such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs, which currently holds responsibility for Barbuda affairs previously associated with the agriculture ministry’s earlier name, and the Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environment and Civil Service Affairs. Within its own structure it oversees statutory bodies and divisions including the Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC), Antigua Fisheries Ltd., the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC), the Chemistry and Food Technology Division, and the Survey and Lands Division. As a public-sector body, the ministry has no parent company, subsidiaries or private ownership structure; its position is defined by Cabinet allocation of government portfolios rather than corporate ownership or shareholding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Barbuda Affairs's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
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What is Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Barbuda Affairs's registered address?
The registered address on file for Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Barbuda Affairs is St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
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This record is sourced directly from Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property and Commerce Office (ABIPCO) and was last synced on 13 August 2026.