Rice Production In Jamaica:

[HL]

I was unpleasantly suprised that Jamaica imported most (or all ) of the rice consumed. This is bad!

I recalled several college classmates (including St. Aubyn Bartlett) being sent to Guyana and other rice producing countries for training in the 80's.

And 'we' still can't plant rice.~~~SIGH~~

[Peter R]

I hear there are new strains that do not require "paddies" but that will grow on regular farm land; our best areas for rice production I think are still under cane. Just my impression...is this fact?

[Assasin]

The government had a big stink with Guyana and they decided to test rice farming. Based on what I heard it was successful and they intend to grow 20% of the rice used locally by encouraging small farmers to grow.

I am glad you see the oppurtunities in Agriculture and Tourism

[Mosiah]

Speaking of opportunities, I hear the Breezes hotel on Gloucester Avenue has been shut down. What do you know about that? I thought the tourism was booming!?!? What gives?!

[Assasin]

maybe you can't ask Butch Stewart. Hotels in Ja have shut down even in tourism growth period. And where did you hear tourism is booming?

I guess it must be Bartlett shutting it down

[Mosiah]

maybe you can't ask Butch Stewart. Hotels in Ja have shut down even in tourism growth period. And where did you hear tourism is booming?

I guess it must be Bartlett shutting it down

Thanks!

[Muadib]

The root of the problem can be traced to the first two words in the 2nd to last sentence...

[Assasin]

I notice you fail to answer or respond when your propoganda is not working.

What are you thanking me for? Because I say Bartlett is doing a good job it means tourism is booming?

[HL]

Rice production is labor intensive.

If i lived in Jamaica--and decided to avail myself of this business opportunity, I would require no less than 100 acres of suitable land.

My system of procuction would be close to fully mechanized.

[Assasin]

More intensive than sugar cane?

Hopefully a few people will be employed. What I hate seems to be the worst is working in swamps.

[HL]

This is my idea of production Assasin...

[Assasin]

that is what we need but you have fi go fight out BITU, NWU and JALGO first. You know how much manual jobs that you lose?

[TDowl]

Sass, there is a varity of Rice that does not grow in standing water, furthermore, you have to create Paddies with sluch, not swamp.

[Exile]

We eat too much rice in Jamaica...stick to fibrous starches...yam, green banana, breadfruit, sweet potato....we can NEVER compete with large-scale rice producing countries....IF we MUST grow rice then go for the higher priced strains of basmati, jasmine etc...FOR EXPORT....get teh cheap rice from Guyana...or south east Asia.

[Mosiah]

huh?! sounds like trig. not interested!