Minister Shaw purchases lettuce from farmer Casandra Hinds
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Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, purchases lettuce from Casandra Hinds, farmer from Spice Grove in Manchester, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Manchester Open Day on March 22, 2019. The agriculture minister commended the Manchester farmers for being the highest domestic food crops producers in 2018 and encouraged them to plant even more crops while assuring them of Government’s commitment to provide the appropriate framework for the marketing of their produce.
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