Ground was broken on Friday (July 11) for the $26 billion Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project, which will bring water to thousands of farmers across the southern end of St. Elizabeth.
The project, which represents a major investment in national food security and economic growth, will draw from the Black River surface flow to expand irrigation access and boost agricultural production in the “breadbasket parish.”
“This project will bring 4,000 hectares of some of Jamaica’s most fertile land under irrigation [and] will benefit up to 6,000 farmers and households. That’s...
