Westmoreland food crop yield spikes
Published: Wednesday | October 28, 2009
Domestic food crop production in Westmoreland is up 50 per cent for the July-September 2009 quarter, when compared with the similar period in 2008.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Christopher Tufton, has attributed the increased production in the parish to a number of factors, including favourable weather conditions, deliberate production and productivity programmes pursued by the ministry, and the Best Farming Practices seminars being held by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority for targeted farmers.
He made the disclosure during a visit to the 1,100-acre Woodstock Farm in Westmoreland on Friday.
- JIS
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