More resources are to be made available to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), to assist local farmers.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says RADA will now be the sole agency through which assistance is provided for farmers, thereby making accountability an easier task.
Addressing the 2016 Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, in St. James on March 28, the Minister said the move is also aimed at removing Members of Parliament from direct involvement in the...