Hon J.C. Hutchinson and FAO Representative Dr Crispim Moreira taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone
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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dr Crispim Moreira (right), Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth on February 7, 2020. At left is Nathan Samuels, Parish Agricultural Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The 2,400-acre property, former sugar cane lands, has been leased by Holland Producers Limited Currently, 65 small farmers are engaged in the cultivation of a variety of crops including papaya, melon, sweet pepper, sorrel, and sweet potato.
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