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Students at Manning's High School in Westmoreland prepare potted oleander plants in "the green house" under instructions from farm assistant, Aaron Noble (second right). The students are, from left, Kasia Matabi, Rory Bennett and Latoya Nembhard. -
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THERE IS a cadre of young farmers in western Jamaica who are keen on pushing agriculture forward, through the School Garden Programme.
Deputy parish manager for RADA in St. James, Donald Robinson, says that the programme is serving as an encouragement to the students to take up farming as a career, and to show them that agriculture can be profitable. "We are hoping that this will assist them to gravitate towards agriculture," he added.
He points out that currently there are eight schools in St. James involved in the School Garden Programme, and that production at these schools over the past year has been very encouraging. Other schools are now showing much interest in the project.
"There are plans afoot to increase the number of schools in the programme. As a matter of fact, eight project profiles were done for eight additional schools," Mr. Robinson notes.
The schools already in the programme in St. James are Bogue Hill Primary, Sunderland and Lottery All-Age, Garlands Junior High, Catadupa Primary and Junior High and Anchovy, Maldon and Cambridge High Schools. These schools produce crops such as pineapple, banana, plantain and various types of vegetables. They are also involved in the production of broiler chicken, and in apiculture. Click link below to read more.
School Garden Programme
Rekindling Interest Among Students
Students at Manning's High School in Westmoreland prepare potted oleander plants in "the green house" under instructions from farm assistant, Aaron Noble (second right). The students are, from left, Kasia Matabi, Rory Bennett and Latoya Nembhard. -
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THERE IS a cadre of young farmers in western Jamaica who are keen on pushing agriculture forward, through the School Garden Programme.
They are found in the Primary, All-Age, Technical and High schools in the region.
The programme has been introduced in some 28 schools in the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, and with assistance from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the schools are earning thousands of dollars from the sale of crops.
Deputy parish manager for RADA in St. James, Donald Robinson, says that the programme is serving as an encouragement to the students to take up farming as a career, and to show them that agriculture can be profitable. "We are hoping that this will assist them to gravitate towards agriculture," he added.
He points out that currently there are eight schools in St. James involved in the School Garden Programme, and that production at these schools over the past year has been very encouraging. Other schools are now showing much interest in the project.
"There are plans afoot to increase the number of schools in the programme. As a matter of fact, eight project profiles were done for eight additional schools," Mr. Robinson notes.
The schools already in the programme in St. James are Bogue Hill Primary, Sunderland and Lottery All-Age, Garlands Junior High, Catadupa Primary and Junior High and Anchovy, Maldon and Cambridge High Schools. These schools produce crops such as pineapple, banana, plantain and various types of vegetables. They are also involved in the production of broiler chicken, and in apiculture. Click link below to read more.
June 14, 2001
