Green: We have to take the guesswork out of farming

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Green: We have to take the guesswork out of farming

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green has stressed the need for the adaptation and implementation of modern agricultural practices in order to move the sector forward. Green, who declared the CASE Alumni Association’s Jamaica Agriculture...

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(1877) Peter H. Clark, “Socialism: The Remedy for the Evils of Society”

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