Jamaica y Trinidad y Tobago firman acuerdo de intercambio comercial
Jamaica to export peppers and dasheen to Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica has signed an agreement allowing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to export pepper and dasheen to oil rich Trinidad and Tobago.
Junior Agriculture Minister Luther Buchanan, said the agreement was reached at the CARICOM level for the export of the crops, describing the accord as “a win-win” for both countries.
He said the move is in keeping with efforts by the Government to increase exports to CARICOM markets.
Buchanan said farmers in St. Ann had produced approximately 55,348 tonnes of domestic crops last year despite being adversely affected by one of the worst droughts that the country has ever experienced.
“St Ann, which is described as the Garden Parish… has over 18,000 registered farmers producing crops such as pimento, yam, sweet potato, corn, and a wide variety of vegetables as well as livestock farmers who rear cattle, goats and pigs… I commend you for the significant contribution you have made to feeding our nation and to food security,” he said.
He noted that the agricultural sector contributes seven per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and provides employment for 18 per cent of the labour force.
