Farmers to benefit from major greenhouse project

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), signs agreement on April 2, in Rose Hill, Manchester, for the establishment of a hi-tech greenhouse project in the parishes of Manchester, St. Elizabeth, and St. Ann, funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) - $153 million, and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), $54 million. Also signing (from second left) are: Managing Director for JSIF, Omar Sweeney; Executive Director at JBI, Parris Lyew-Ayee, and Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Hon. Michael Peart.
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More than 200 farmers in the parishes of Manchester, St. Elizabeth and St. Ann, are to benefit from a $200 million hi-tech farming project involving some 20 greenhouses at eight sites.
The project is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which is donating $153 million, and $54 million from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). Land will be provided by the bauxite mining companies, with supporting services from JSIF’s Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI).