Callum Morrison grew up in Scotland, with his Saint Lucian mother Ailsa Smith, who was born and raised in Massacre, Anse La Raye. Callum is extremely proud of his Saint Lucian roots and Caribbean heritage. He recounts stories of working beside his grandfather “Smitty”, on an estate in the Roseau Valley, where he grew sugarcane and bananas. It was back then he discovered his love for agriculture and knew that this was the path he wanted to take.

Callum studied Agricultural Science at Scotland’s Rural College and attained a master’s degree in Sustainable Plant Health, at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently investigating cover cropping, across Ontario and the three Prairie Provinces, as part of his graduate studies, at the University of Manitoba, in Canada.

Cover crops are grown in the fall, after cash crops are harvested and have many benefits, including building soil health and carbon sequestration. Callum’s study is the first of its kind, in Canada and will discover how farmers are using cover crops, and what can be done to support producers.

His dedication and hard work in his field, over the years, have not gone unnoticed or unrewarded; Callum is the recipient of a scholarship from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, which recently published his report on Cover Cropping on the Prairies, which outlines his main findings, from his first year of research.

Callum’s ongoing research in cover cropping will have lasting benefits to Canadian farmers and will undoubtedly have a positive impact on government agricultural policies, in the near future.

Go check out Callum’s June 2021 report on “Cover Cropping on the Prairies”: https://capi-icpa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-10-Callum-Morrison-Individual-Report-1-2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1tIx_cyMS-CFt3bvsyFpv0FOgVuuqgxKWgFEXVbuSK6BRpU5wdXz1tFG8

The Consulate General of Saint Lucia in Toronto would like to officially congratulate Callum, on his many achievements, and we wish him the best of luck with his studies and in all his future endeavours.