Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS) in Kingston today (April 4). From left are Norman Grant, President; and 1st Vice-President, Donald Berry, both of JAS.
Ready yourselves - Shaw tells Small Farmers
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on small farmers to be ready to partner with larger farmers in an effort to increase their productivity. The larger farmers have access to technology that Minister Shaw is hoping to tap under a mother farm/partner farm model to move the industry ahead. “There is a lot of interest in agriculture in Jamaica from large and small farmers,” Minister Shaw said, noting discussions with the head of a major private sector, agro-industry player that is currently seeking 3,000 to 5,000 acres of land to operate a mother...
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