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03 March 2021

 Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), listens to a point made by Chairman of the All-Island Cane Farmers Association, Ambassador Derrick Heaven, during a virtual meeting with representatives from the Clarendon Cane Farmers Group on March 2. At right, is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Courtney Cole.

 

 

$119 million support for sugar cane industry

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 03 Mar 2021   

 

The Government has allocated $119 million for the 2021 crop season to support the transportation of sugar cane to the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon, Frome in Westmoreland and Worthy Park in St. Catherine.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green made the announcement during a virtual meeting with representatives from the Clarendon Cane Farmers Group on March 2, where he disclosed that Cabinet formally gave the approval on Monday for the final year of subsidy payments to be made.

“In total it is 35,000 tonnes of sugar cane with 30,000 from the...

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