September 12, 2022 (JIS)
The agricultural sector has met 40 per cent of the national demand for onions, surpassing the original target of 20 per cent. This means the production efforts resulted in farmers and suppliers producing roughly 4,000 tonnes of the demand of 10,000 tonnes last year. The sector was also able to meet 70 per cent of the national demand for potatoes, which moved from 15,000 to 17,000 tonnes.
Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., expressed...