Market Bag: Drought, irrigation and higher food prices
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prices are up at the Coronation Market this week as Jamaica grapples with worsening drought conditions.
Shoppers heading to the downtown Kingston landmark should budget to pay higher prices for the likes of lettuce, at $1,000 a pound; tomato ($350); sweet pepper ($450); sweet potato ($250); and carrot ($350).
Ripe banana held firm at $1,000 a dozen while Scotch bonnet pepper, at $100 a pound, are among the items that cost less this week.
In this week’s episode of Market Bag, the special guest is Joseph Gyles, the CEO of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), who speaks with host Carlysia Ramdeen about the importance of irrigation to farming especially during the current dry season.
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