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11 March 2024

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6).

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6).

$1.2 Billion to Repurpose Former Bauxite Lands for Agricultural Use

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11 Mar 2024

Some $1.2 billion is to be invested in repurposing underutilised former bauxite lands for agricultural use, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

“What we are looking to do is to take those lands that are now being underutilised or that mining has been finished and they are now restored, and to put them into active production,” he pointed out.

Speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6), the Minister said that the investment will support a partnership involving the Jamaica...