Hundreds of farmers in the communities of Flagaman, Greenfield, Southfield, and Top Hill, in St Elizabeth are to benefit from a US$200-million Pedro Plains Irrigation Scheme, with which the Government is moving ahead.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement during his contribution to the 2023-24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, March 16.

Holness said the project would be financed through a combination of government resources, grants, and loan funding from the French Government.

He said that through the support of the French Government, “We undertook a feasibility study to take water from the Black River and use it to irrigate the plains of St Elizabeth.”

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