Media Release: Cocoa plants further subsidized

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by Ministry of Agriculture
GOVERNMENT AIMS TO BOOST LEVELS OF COCOA PRODUCTION.

In an effort to combat the cocoa sector’s low levels of production and productivity, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Natural Resources, and Cooperatives has launched the Cocoa Sector Enhancement Project.

The project is geared towards the rehabilitation of cocoa farm holdings, transplanting of unproductive plants, and increasing acreages with the overall goal of increasing cocoa bean production while improving resilience to climate change and the most common diseases that impact cocoa plants. One of the tangible outcomes of the Cocoa Sector Enhancement Project is the additional subsidization of cocoa trees at $2.00 per plant.
Farmers interested in purchasing cocoa plants through the CSEP should contact their local extension office. The plants will be available at the Bathe Propagation Station in Soufriere (near Myers Bridge).

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