Government of Jamaica to adopt Red Stripe technology in cassava production
The Government of Jamaica will shortly be adopting the technology used by Red Stripe in its large-scale cassava production, so that an island-wide cassava industry can be sustained as the technology being being utilized is delivering the kind of yields that will make the industry economical.
Minister of Agriculture, Derrick Kellier pointed out that with the Red Stripe technology “we will be moving from a low of 15 tonnes per acre, to about 60 to 70 tonnes. That is tremendous to get the kind of productivity that we need to make it viable”.
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