Domestic Crop Production on Course for Record Growth

• The agriculture sector is on target to meet or surpass last year’s historic high domestic crop production figures as indicated by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. He highlighted that now is a good time to invest in the country’s agriculture sector and is urging members of the Jamaican diaspora who have land in the country to put them into production.
• “We have looked at the numbers, the policies and the legislative changes, and we can present to investors a clear picture that now is the best time for you to invest.”
• The Government has invested in the development of agriculture, with $1 billion allocated to an incentive programme to support farmers as well as funding to create infrastructure for irrigation, conduct soil fertility mapping, and improve genetic breeding for small ruminants, among other things.
• With additional private sector investments to take advantage of the legislative adjustments and government investments, the agricultural sector should be able to increase its contribution to GDP. 

(Source: JIS)