Pimento replanting project under way
THE EXPORT division of the Ministry of Agriculture is to spend $39.6 million under a major pimento resuscitation and replanting programme to reverse the effects of Hurricane Ivan on the industry. The initiative, which is still in its implementation...
Plantains, bananas fetch top prices
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: AFTER A four-month absence from the market, plantains and bananas are slowly emerging in some areas. However, consumers are being asked to pay top dollar for the fruits.
Springfield growers get assistance from ministry
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP), has provided US$414,548.00 (J$15.6 million) to assist farmers in the Springfield Growers' Association, Morant Bay, St. Thomas, in an effort to boost production of...
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