A modern irrigation system to serve the 700-acre Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon was commissioned into service on April 23 by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
“We have allotted 400 of those acres specifically for small farmers. In everything we do, we think about every sector of Jamaica; we are making sure small farmers are included here at Parnassus,” Dr. Holness said.
He also announced that a certain amount has been allocated to women, youth and persons with disabilities and, already, some 240 of the existing farmers in the area had been trained in various...