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02 March 2017

Student at the St. Andrew-based Merl Grove High School, Javene Whyte (left) reasons with her schoolmates while at the recent launch of the National School Garden Programme, held at the Mocho Primary School, in Clarendon.

Students Welcome Renewed Thrust in Agriculture

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02 Mar 2017

A number of students and officials are hailing the renewed thrust of agriculture in schools, with the relaunch of the National School Garden Programme in November.
The Programme seeks to demonstrate the importance of agriculture to students, while boosting the provision of breakfast in educational institutions across the island.
Some 196 schools have been selected for the first phase of the programme, with schools benefiting from the provision of seeds, fertiliser, agricultural tools and irrigation systems, for the sustainability of the farms.
Participating schools are...