Here’s a business for you – pear (avocado) production. Lawrence Weathers, who hails from Mocho in Clarendon, says this is a huge industry with huge potential.
“It is my dream and my vision… to basically position Jamaica as the leading avocado producer in this part of the hemisphere,” declared Weathers who heads the Avocado Society of Jamaica.
Weathers is pushing to see at least 500 acres of land under avocado production as there are good markets and good prices for the product and its byproducts – locally and internationally.
In this episode of Impacting Jamaica with host Tameka Gordon, Weathers emphasized that he wants to see small farmers in the sector shift from “farming to a business” as they provide for themselves and their families. “Avocado is a viable business,” he insisted.
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