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Tufton to oversee Top Mountain reaping
Farmers trained in greenhouse management
Jamaica Observer
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
MINISTER of Agriculture Christopher Tufton will on Thursday oversee the reaping of the Top Mountain Greenhouses, a project developed by the Christiana Potato Growers Association in the Pear Tree Grove and Top Mountain communities of St Catherine.
The project is valued at $6 million and is funded by the Constituency Development Fund and implemented by the Rurul Agricultural Development Association (RADA).
In a release to the media today the agriculture ministry said participating farmers have already been trained how to manage the facilities.
The training programme was conducted by the Christiana Potato Growers’ Association in collaboration with RADA.
 
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