The government has earmarked several agricultural initiatives in the 2022/2023 fiscal year to further develop the sector as a productive and sustainable industry.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure while addressing Thursday’s eighth staging of the St. Ann Agricultural Industrial and Food Show at Port Rhoades Sport Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann.
Minister Charles Jr. stated that key among the initiatives is the allocation of $670 million dollars towards the rehabilitation of farm roads across the country.