Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shows Nicola Whitton, secretary and Howard Anderson, assistant president, of the Richmond Gap PMO, tissue and cups made from bamboo. The occasion was the Agricultural Development Stakeholders’ Forum held in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas, on August 21 where Minister Hutchinson encouraged the farmers to get involved in the value chain process.
Richmond Gap farmers encouraged to get into processing
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers in the Richmond Gap community of St. Thomas to reduce the high level of spoilage of fruits in their parish by getting involved in agro processing. Noting that St. Thomas produced the most fruits in Jamaica, Minister Hutchinson made reference to the large number of mangoes that were strewn along the roadside leading to the community and challenged members of the Richmond Gap Production and Marketing Organisation to see this as a business opportunity. The...
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