KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ban the importation of all agricultural produce which can be cultivated locally!
This, according to Peter McConnell, managing director of Worthy Park Estate Limited, is the first practical step that should be taken in redressing the country’s growing import bill which now stands at just under US$1 billion. Last year, Jamaica’s agricultural export bill was recorded at US$959 million, jumping by US$21 million over the previous year.
The drastic solution came during yesterday’s Editors’ Forum hosted by The Gleaner Company at its North Street offices, downtown Kingston.
