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A Barbadian company, Red Diamond Compost Inc, is among 15 individuals and groups that have been awarded for making a major impact on communities, countries and regions of the Commonwealth, with their innovative solutions.

Entrepreneur showing that agriculture remains viable.

What started out as a simple search on how to grow nutritious food for his pet iguana, soon resulted in Joshua Forte starting a biotechnology firm – Red Diamond Compost – albeit on a bootstrap budget and strong support from his family. “I was trying to figure out how I could grow food for my iguana – which is mostly green leafy vegetables – rather than buying it from the supermarket because it was expensive,” recalled Forte.