Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), and Chief Executive Officer for Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI) Damion Young, are pictured on a tour during a farmer training session and handing over of a greenhouse at the Epping Forest Missionary Church, Epping Forest, Manchester on Thursday (February 24). The greenhouse was provided through Natural Infrastructure for Forest Reserve to the Epping Farmer’s group.
The CJSDI, a non-government organisation operating across Manchester and Clarendon, has embarked on a series of training interventions targeting some 300 farmers. This is being done in partnership with the Natural Infrastructure for Forest Reserve, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Caribbean Chemicals, Newport Fersan, and the Forestry Department over a three-month period.
Photo: Donald De la Haye
Pictured from left, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI) Damion Young, present water boots, a wheelbarrow and other items to President of the Epping Farmers Group John Ferguson. The event was a farmer training session and handing over of a greenhouse at the Epping Forest Missionary Church, Epping Forest, Manchester on February 24.
The greenhouse was provided through the Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme to the Epping Farmer’s group. The CJSDI, a non-government organisation operating across Manchester and Clarendon, has embarked on a series of training interventions targeting some 300 farmers. This is being done in partnership with the Natural Infrastructure for Forest Reserve, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Caribbean Chemicals, Newport Fersan and the Forestry Department over a three-month period.
