‘Farmers on the Move’ launches Agricultural Practices Course
Speaking at yesterday’s launch held at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Marine Centre, Khoy Smith, President of Farmers on the Move, said the project was organized to give farmers an opportunity to have produce done on a large scale basis which would allow them to enhance their chances of economic sustainability and simultaneously improve the community’s profile.
At the end of the project, he told participants, “you are not just going to be a farmer; you are going to be a business farmer, a businessman.” This, Smith added, would require learning elements of a business plan and acquiring finances for the efficient execution of agricultural production.
The first element of the project covers “Poultry Inside and Out” which examines Broiler Production in three phases as well as other facets surrounding the rearing of meat birds. Crops, other livestock and other elements of the agricultural process are also expected to be taught.
Smith said the project was supported by Vision, a voluntary group out of the United States, who assisted with registering participants of the course.
“Poultry production,” Smith noted “is basically a commodity that can bring income ‘right now’.” “All you have to do is maintain management,” he encouraged participants, “if you can maintain proper management you will succeed.”
The group hopes to take advantage of an existing packaging plant in the area which has been unused but has the capacity to process 400 birds per hour.
Farmers on the Move is a non-profit organization established in 2007 with the goal of addressing local farmers’ need for representation around the territory.
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