Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a backyard gardening kit to Corporate Area resident Arlene Nelson, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Andrew Parish Office on Monday (December 18). The Ministry, in collaboration with RADA, is continuing the ‘Backyard Garden Kit’ initiative with the aim to assist residents in urban and peri-urban areas to grow vegetables and herbs in small spaces or their backyards.
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), looks on while Parish Manager, St. Andrew Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marvin Lawrence, points out features of equipment used it backyard farming. Occasion was the handover of backyard gardening kits to Corporate Area residents at the RADA St. Andrew Parish Office on Old Hope Road on Monday (December 18).Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), observes while Land Management Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Robert Tulloch (left), demonstrates crop planting techniques.  Occasion was the handover of backyard gardening kits to Corporate Area residents at the RADA St. Andrew Parish Office on Old Hope Road on Monday (December 18). Others looking on (from left) are beneficiaries under the programme – Adam Givans, Arlene Nelson, and Alana White.
