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12 February 2021

Tomato Farmers In St. Elizabeth Benefit From Buy-Back Programme

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 12 Feb 2021   

MONTEGO BAY, Feb. 11 (JIS):

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has responded to the glut in tomatoes in St. Elizabeth by purchasing 10,000 pounds from farmers, under the Government’s buy-back programme.

More than $30 million has been allocated to purchase the excess produce that is being sold anywhere from $35 to $40 per pound.

The St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has been tasked to oversee the programme. On Thursday, February 11, dozens of farmers turned up at the office in Santa Cruz to sell their glut....

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.

Buy-Back Programme Safeguarding Farmers’ Wellbeing During COVID-19

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 12 Feb 2021   

Feb. 12 (JIS): Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, says the Government’s Buy-Back Programme continues to safeguard the well-being of local farmers affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

On Thursday (February 11), the Ministry, through the St. Elizabeth office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), sought to purchase 10,000 pounds of tomatoes from farmers in the parish under the initiative.

This was done in response to a glut on the domestic market for the crop, which is being...

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