Food For The Poor at the 60th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show

Here are some pictures taken at the 60th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show in Clarendon recently.

AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES: Angella Cooper (right),  Administrative Assistant, Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica, discusses the charity’s agricultural programmes with two visitors to the FFP booth during the 60^th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show which was held on August 4-6, 2012 at the Denbigh show grounds in Clarendon.   Over 300 children and adults were informed about the services of the organization over the three day period.  This year, emphasis was placed on the charity’s most recent agricultural initiative, the Economic Diversification Programme for Banana Producing Parishes (banner in the background).  This programme is financed by the European Union (EU) through the EU Banana Support Programme (EUBSP) and implemented by FFP for the communities of Esher, St. Mary and Somerset, St. Thomas.  Under this programme, 40 farmers in the parishes mentioned are being empowered with the materials, training and support necessary to engage in sustainable scotch bonnet pepper production, goat rearing and bee keeping.  Hon. Roger Clake, Minister of Agriculture, offcially launched the sixteen month programme on June 21, 2012 in Somerset. 

FFP AGRICULTURE PROGRAMME TAKES CENTRE STAGE: Dwayne Bent (right), Agriculturist, Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica, is all smiles as he makes a point to Novelette Hart (left), while showcasing some scotch bonnet pepper trees that were on display in the FFP green house during the 60^th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show in Clarendon recently.  Over the three-day period, August 4 – 6, visitors to the FFP booth were informed about the services of the organization including its most recent agricultural initiative, the Economic Diversification Programme for Banana Producing Parishes.  Under this initiative, 20 farmers from Esher in St. Mary and another 20 farmers form Somerset in St. Thomas are benefiting from the materials, training and support necessary to engage in sustainable scotch bonnet pepper production, goat rearing and bee keeping.   The programme was offcially launched on July 21, 2012 by the Hon. Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture.  Mr. Bent explained that one objective of the programme is to create income generating oppurtunities thorugh the production of new crops such as scotch bonnet pepper.