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One-Day Farmers’ Market organized to ease glut
The Agriculture Ministry, in an effort to aid farmers faced with an oversupply of some crops, will be holding one-day markets, in several parishes.
The ministry says the move should allow farmers to sell crops which they have in excess, to consumers.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market will be held in six parishes, this Friday, January 21.
The parishes are St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, and Manchester.
The Market will run from nine o’clock in the morning to five o’clock in the afternoon.
At various centralized locations, farmers will provide members of the public with an opportunity to purchase a variety of crops such as sugar cane, yellow yam, sweet potato, plantain, escallion, thyme, pumpkin, carrot, lettuce, and tomato.
Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says consumers will be able to purchase fresh, high-quality vegetables, at good prices.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market is part of the ministry's initiative to encourage local consumption through the ‘Eat What We Grow and Grow What We Eat’ campaign.
The Agriculture Ministry, in an effort to aid farmers faced with an oversupply of some crops, will be holding one-day markets, in several parishes.
The ministry says the move should allow farmers to sell crops which they have in excess, to consumers.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market will be held in six parishes, this Friday, January 21.
The parishes are St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, and Manchester.
The Market will run from nine o’clock in the morning to five o’clock in the afternoon.
At various centralized locations, farmers will provide members of the public with an opportunity to purchase a variety of crops such as sugar cane, yellow yam, sweet potato, plantain, escallion, thyme, pumpkin, carrot, lettuce, and tomato.
Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says consumers will be able to purchase fresh, high-quality vegetables, at good prices.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market is part of the ministry's initiative to encourage local consumption through the ‘Eat What We Grow and Grow What We Eat’ campaign.
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