Funds will be allocated to the farmers for seeds, livestock etc. Will these funds be distributed on the purchase and investment, honestly, for all farmers to receive assistance?.not just for persons who are friends and buddies of the ones who is in higher authority.. Allocation of funds to farmers is one thing, the Minister of Agriculture need to get out in the fields and see first hand on what the farmers are dealing with. How long have the farmers here in Eleuthera seeked help from the Ministry for proper roads in order to get to the farms. Along with Epidemic of covid 19 , there is Epidemic of raccoons. They are everywhere, they have increase over the years to the point now where they are in your yard. The raccoons destroys fruits and vegetables. The cages that the packing houses use to give no longer work to trap these animals. They have become smarter. Dogs are station on the farm to try and keep them of as much as possible, but only so much area a dog can cover among the fields. If the farmers in Eleuthera going to provide food for our people there is much more than investing in promix, feed livestock , seeds etc. It is very discouraging sowing seeds and the raccoons reep the rewards. It's almost time to reep pineapples, will we be able to export for sale to all family Islanders. Farmers work very hard to provide fruits and vegetables, it is more profitable to sell them ourselves than to the packing houses to be shipped into Nassau because the funds we receive do not compare to time , work effort and personal monies we put in to achieve our goal. Help us all as farmers in the right manner and we are happy to provide healthy living for our Bahamian People. Make sure that ALL farmers get help. Encourage our citizens to invest in back yard farming..
ELEUTHERAPINE says...
Funds will be allocated to the farmers for seeds, livestock etc. Will these funds be distributed on the purchase and investment, honestly, for all farmers to receive assistance?.not just for persons who are friends and buddies of the ones who is in higher authority.. Allocation of funds to farmers is one thing, the Minister of Agriculture need to get out in the fields and see first hand on what the farmers are dealing with. How long have the farmers here in Eleuthera seeked help from the Ministry for proper roads in order to get to the farms. Along with Epidemic of covid 19 , there is Epidemic of raccoons. They are everywhere, they have increase over the years to the point now where they are in your yard. The raccoons destroys fruits and vegetables. The cages that the packing houses use to give no longer work to trap these animals. They have become smarter. Dogs are station on the farm to try and keep them of as much as possible, but only so much area a dog can cover among the fields. If the farmers in Eleuthera going to provide food for our people there is much more than investing in promix, feed livestock , seeds etc. It is very discouraging sowing seeds and the raccoons reep the rewards. It's almost time to reep pineapples, will we be able to export for sale to all family Islanders. Farmers work very hard to provide fruits and vegetables, it is more profitable to sell them ourselves than to the packing houses to be shipped into Nassau because the funds we receive do not compare to time , work effort and personal monies we put in to achieve our goal. Help us all as farmers in the right manner and we are happy to provide healthy living for our Bahamian People. Make sure that ALL farmers get help. Encourage our citizens to invest in back yard farming..
On Govt to 'accelerate' local food production
Posted 17 April 2020, 11:57 p.m. Suggest removal