THE AGRICULTURAL Support Services Project (ASSP), a four-year work programme within the Ministry of Agriculture and Land, has invested some $11.9 million with the Springfield Growers' Association, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.
"This investment is in the form of irrigation systems and a tractor trailer for the propulsion of the Springfield Growers' Association's productivity," Project Director of the ASSP, Hershell Brown said.
The investment, Mr. Brown explained, is to assist the Association "to establish 150 acres of vegetables for a specified market." He noted that assistance will be given continuously in an effort to provide a livelihood for the farmers.
Currently, 27 farmers are growing crops on 60 acres of land. In addition to the farmers, six persons are employed on each plot. When the 150 acres are established, 40 farmers will be involved and 40 more persons will be employed on the farms.
The farmers have invested some $7 million also in the project.
