Farmers in St. Ann are calling on their colleagues across Jamaica to seek knowledge and upskill their talent in agro-processing, as a means to create value-added products from their produce.
The appeal comes as farmers gathered at the Claremont Seventh-day Adventist Church in the parish on October 16, for a jerk seasoning processing workshop, organised by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), in collaboration with Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
The farmers were trained in the commercial principles of transforming raw produce into marketable value-added goods with lengthy shelf life.
Farmer, Kayanne Cole, told JIS News that such events are imperative, particularly among elderly farmers who may not be familiar with the new technologies and processing methods that could save and monetise their crops.
Source: Jamaica Information Service (JIS)