Faced with the high prices for leafy vegetables purchased from higglers at the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, businesswoman Melissa Hall has now turned to hydroponic farming in order to guarantee that she will always have access to a variety of produce.
Hall and her husband, Telief, have invested heavily in hydroponic farming after having to grapple with fluctuating prices for vegetables and the prolonged shortage of some produce.
The shortage of vegetables, including tomato, cabbage, lettuce, sweet pepper, hot pepper, and pak choy, at varied times in the local market, is probably what most led the wife and husband to seek an alternative; and not just any alternative, but for them, one that would work and guarantee results.
"And so it was that my husband and I started doing some research; and then it became obvious that once we are able to understand the ways of hydroponics, we would have solved the challenges," she said.
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