“St Thomas has ventured into turmeric production before, and because of the cost per pound, a lot of persons left and didn’t even reap it, so we don’t want to make the same mistake. Sharing RADA’s support of the farmers’ desire, Parish Agricultural Manager Bevine Martin Dickenson revealed that discussions are currently being had to determine the profitability of each crop, especially turmeric. We do some onions, but that is in the fall so we’d like crops like turmeric and ginger that we can plant throughout the year to balance us off,” Levy said, in expressing his desire to see more resources being allocated to create a special programme to address these issues in the near future. “It’s just that we don’t have access to those crops, so we’d like to collaborate more with the agencies and the ministry to get the necessary training and start-up so we can venture in new areas. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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