Jamaica
News - Real Estate - Agriculture
Source: Jamaica Gleaner, November 24, 2005
Rural
Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) assists farmers St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
FARMERS WHO suffer from pennial drought problems
in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica are to receive assistance through a drip irrigation
project being undertaken by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
Howard Hinds, RADA's St. Elizabeth parish
manager, said that a number of areas in northern and southern St. Elizabeth were
already benefiting from the project. "The drip irrigation system is one of
the projects that we have been putting alot of effort because it is important to
agriculture in the parish," Mr. Hinds said.
Donald Blackwood, a papaya farmer, said his
farm has been benefiting from using the drip irrigation system for more than
five years. He said that this method of irrigation works well in some aspect of
large scale farming.
"A lot of farmers have been benefiting
from this and more farmers with small or medium size farms will benefit
greatly," Mr. Blackwood said.
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