St. Mary High School Students with their trophies won at the St. Mary Agri Expo, on Easter Monday, for best school project doing potato products cheese cake, jams, drops, bulla, sweat potato balls, liqueur and rum punch. From left Renaldo Dallas, Serena Clarke, Danielle Martin, Sharna-Kaye Moore, Sophia Bartley and Steadman Fuller. Minister of Agriculture Karl Samuda was guest speaker at the expo and announced expansion of the Agro Parks and also measures to assist farmers with irrigation water, in St Elizabeth. According to JIS, Mr Samuda said the Ministry is also looking into the possibility of building irrigation ponds to supply productive areas of St. Mary. The Agri-Expo was organised by the St. Mary Association of Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Branch Societies and showcased the best in agriculture, agro-processing, horticultural exhibits, and livestock production in the parish. The annual Easter Monday event, held under the theme: ‘Empowering Women and Youth through Agriculture’, also highlighted the innovations of farmers and work of students in agriculture. Mr Samuda who is also minister of industry and commerce said the ministry would help to seek export markets for Jamaican farmers. “Agriculture must be the foundation of our development strategy,” he said, while urging young people to look to the sector as a viable career option.
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