As local farmers complain of having excess produce and a lack of market for their produce, they are being encouraged to take advantage of neighbouring Caricom markets as several of these regional counterparts rely heavily on imports.
In a number of recent reports local farmers have bemoaned the fact that they have excess tonnes of produce—some of which is wasting due to the closure of their primary market—the hotel industry — which has been temporarily closed as they seek to mitigate impacts of the coronavirus disease.
Richard Pandohie, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) called on farmers and manufacturers alike to expand their thinking and begin to look at export and agro-processing capacities—not limited to those existing locally but including others in the Caricom market.
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