The Urban Harvest Programme, which aims to encourage more Jamaicans to grow their food, will be rolled out next month. Under the programme, 3,000 backyard garden kits and vertical hydroponic farms will be distributed, especially across urban centres.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said that 250 vertical hydroponic farms will be distributed under the programme.
"They can be indoor or outdoor, because we have to embrace the technology concerning food security. This application process will commence in October [and] will be technology-based and on a first-come, first-serve basis," he said.
Minister Green advised that the selection criteria for the initiative will be communicated.
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