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06 December 2022

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second from left), addresses the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Managing Director of Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard; Operating Partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors, Michael Charske and Vice President of Jamaica Broilers Limited (Hi-Pro Division), Jaimie Ogilvie.

Domestic Crop Production on Course for Record Growth

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 06 Dec 2022   

December 3, 2002 (JIS)

The agriculture sector is on target to meet or surpass last year’s historic high domestic crop production figures.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure while addressing a panel discussion on agribusiness during the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 30.

Domestic crop output was recorded at 770,456 tonnes in 2021, representing a 10.4 per cent growth over the 697,679 tonnes produced in 2020. Domestic production was 689,080 tonnes in...

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