Jamaica Broilers boss warns against complacency in agriculture sector
CHRISTOPHER LEVY, president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Broilers Group, has warned against complacency in light of recent gains in the agricultural sector.
Commenting on the growing professional approach to livestock rearing, as well as crop farming, which has resulted in increased production and higher levels of productivity, much more still needs to be done, he said at last week’s media launch of the 65th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.
“The challenge I feel that we have to be careful of in this country now is that we don’t think that we’ve arrived where agriculture can go. I think there is a lot more on the table for us as a nation from an agricultural perspective. And while the contribution is significant to the nation, I think there is a lot more that can be done, and we’re gonna see it at Denbigh. We’re gonna see a lot of the developments. If you look at the folks that are going to be there, you’re looking at a multi-layered approach,” Levy said during the event held at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre at White Marl, St Catherine.
For this reason, the Jamaica Broilers Group head expressed optimism that agriculture would continue to grow, despite the many challenges with the resilience of the Jamaican farmers critical to this growth.
“I’m really excited. I think it is going be a great year, I think it’s going to be a fantastic year for agriculture.
“Most of us in here are farmers, and you know you gonna have the ups and downs. Too much rain, not enough rain; breeze, no breeze; sun hot – but that’s the resilience of farming. You have to be able to go through the good times, you gotta be able to go through the bad times and that’s why farmers always have a longer view of things,” he said.
The challenge I feel that we have to be careful of in this country now is that we don’t think that we’ve arrived where agriculture can go.