At least two Members of Parliament believe farmers can help themselves by working together to acquire the necessary tools to combat praedial larceny.Attorney General and St Joseph MP Dale Marshall and Member of Parliament for St James South Sandra Husbands offered the suggestion on Tuesday as they contributed to debate in the House of Assembly on the Protection of Agricultural Products Bill 2022, which, among other things, introduces a series of penalties for crop and livestock theft.Husbands said a cooperative approach could help farmers tackle the vexing issue of praedial larceny.“Building a culture of cooperatives is important, and these can help farmers to make greater profits by going after larger markets, including export ones, and they can also come together and purchase drones, fencing and other security equipment necessary to prevent crop theft,” she said.
