HIGH PRODUCTIVITY BY CARRIACOU FARMERS Tilling the soil and rearing animals to provide food for the twin-island parish of Carriacou and Petite
and Petite Martinique Affairs presented him with a weed eater to assist with the clearing of his farm lands.
Agriculture Organization has been cultivating the land for the past 20
Martinique may be viewed by some as a tedious task. However, there are some hard working and dedicated individuals who have accepted the challenge. Two such farmers are
Jaffier, a few months ago proudly produced a 13 hand bunch of bananas. He said that the weed eater will aid in making his work easier especially now that his pigeon peas have started to blossom and needs to be cleared of weeds.
Septimus Jaffier and Oscar Blair; both have openly demonstrated their diligence in contributing to the food security of the islands. To recognize the work done by Jaffier, the Agriculture Division within the Ministry of Carriacou
While Blair, a bronze medal recipient by the Food and
The Workings of The Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs
years. He is growing a wide variety of produce on five (5) acres of land this include grapes, passion fruit, sorrel and cassava. Agriculture Officer Benson Patrice who visited both farms was very impressed with the level of production and noted that his Division will continue to work along with the farming community to develop the agriculture sector here. Page 13