Let’s Grow...your yields!

From a variety of crops on his 1 hectare piece of land in Clarendon, a healthy Tropical Delight cabbage and Delhi tomato crop, highlights John’s (name changed on request) pride as a former taxi operator turned full time Farmer. John is one of the Farmers who created opportunity from challenges by turning to KNOWN-YOU and NAMDHARI’S improved seed varieties distributed since 2017 by AG CHEM PLANT Limited (ACP). “Mi nah guh back to dem old varieties” John stated “Dem ya KNOWN-YOU and NAMDHARI seeds plus di Ag Chem training change mi life. Tek cabbage, mi used to get 15% Grade A wid di old variety; now with ACP seeds, mi get bigga, tighta heads with 80-85% Grade A! Wid ACP crop (program) di worm dem miss’n.” Today John is the leader of a small informal farm group who plant a variety of crops such as Tropical Delight Cabbage, Delhi Tomato, Sweet Peppers (Red, Green and Yellow), Super Kuroda Carrot, Snow White Cauliflower, Sureness Watermelon, Cucumber, Broccoli, Eggplant, Cantaloupe and Honeydew. They are now venturing into some exotics such as Purple Star Sweet Pepper, Red Rapid and Olga Lettuce; Red Lady and Tainung No. 1 Papaya distributed by ACP. “ACP is committed to increasing the Farmers yield and income by the introduction and adoption of new technology suitable for the Caribbean conditions. ACP supports Farmers, not only via the introduction of new hybridized NON GMO seed varieties but with field training in identification of pests/diseases with appropriate control options, nutrition deficiency and improvement; timely use of bio-stimulants, farm record keeping and the safe use of pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides)” said Graham Dunkley, ACP General Manager “We acknowledge and celebrate all the Farmers who provide healthy, attractive and safe food for our families.”