Witter: Jamaica had second-highest crop production level in 2023 despite drought

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Witter: Jamaica had second-highest crop production level in 2023 despite drought

WESTERN BUREAU: Franklin Witter, state minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has indicated that Jamaica managed to achieve its second-highest recorded domestic crop production level last year, with 779,254 tonnes of local...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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