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15 March 2024

Hon. Floyd Green, Lisa Hanna, Locksley Waites
Senior Agronomist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Locksley Waites (fourth from left), shares insight on the quality of the Irish potatoes with (from left) Ryan Lewis, farmer; Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. The occasion was a tour of Irish potato and hot pepper farms in St. Ann on Wednesday, March 13.

Growth in Irish potato production for 2024

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 15 Mar 2024   

There is an upward trend in Irish potato production for 2024. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure yesterday, March 13, during a tour of Irish potato and hot pepper farms in St. Ann.
The increase in production is attributed to the support provided by the Ministry through the Production Incentive Programme (PIP), which is spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in which beneficiaries receive assistance with inputs such as planting material and fertilizer.
Minister Green outlined that the programme is...

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