Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left), discusses onion harvesting with (from left) Hurshel Cyrus, CEO, Dencon Foods JA Ltd; Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Winston Simpson, Principal Director, Field Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, during a tour of onion fields at Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon, on March 21, 2019. Some 92 acres of onion are currently under cultivation by Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm as well as construction of a post-harvesting and storage facility. Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm is a subsidiary of World Net, a micro lending agency.
Agri ministry to lease 200 acres of land for new farm venture
In keeping with Government’s drive to promote diversification and increased production in the agricultural sector, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has committed an additional 200 acres of land for lease to Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm, through the SCJ Holdings Ltd. Speaking at a function held at Dencon Foods in Spring Plain, Clarendon, on March 21, Minister Shaw had high praises for the newly established company for its venture into agricultural production, with 92 acres of land currently under onion cultivation and plans to expand production into other...
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