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29 December 2021

Recardo Thompson (centre) student at Heart NSTA Ebony Park Academy plants bamboo stems via the vertically method under the watchful supervision of Morris Smith (left), Nursery Worker at Holland Bamboo Nursery and Shanae Marks Bryan (right), Acting Superintendent, Public Gardens Division within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Others from far left are Rivaldo Isaacs, Shaquille Lewis and Okera Edwards, students at Heart NSTA Ebony Park Academy. The planting activity took place on Thursday, December 23, 2021 in St Elizabeth at the Holland Bamboo Nursery.

Agriculture Ministry establishes Holland Bamboo nursery in St Elizabeth

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 29 Dec 2021   

The Public Gardens Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on December 23 planted approximately 100 stem cuttings of the Bambusa vulgaris bamboo species on lands earmarked for the development of the Holland Bamboo nursery in St. Elizabeth.

The nursery forms part of the Holland Bamboo Replanting Project that is being undertaken in collaboration with the Tourism Enhancement Fund and is aimed at assisting with the rehabilitation of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue with the goal of returning it to its former glory.

The nursery is being developed on 1.25 acres of...

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