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Gleaner, The (Newspaper) - April 28, 2008, Kingston, Kingston PAYE THE GREATEST ORGANISED POWELL WILL REBOUND - GAY NORMAN CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Rastafarians chant at the public viewing of the body of the late mother of reggae icon Bob at the National Arena in Kingston funeral is scheduled for this morning at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in St after which the procession will leave for Nine where she will be interred beside her private groups show interest WHAT'S YOUR LET US HEAR FROM YOU 922-6223 or Thompson Staff Reporter THE JAMAICAN Government has reached out to Guyana for assistance to resume rice production a move which has already received support from private sector companies which have pledged I jid funding for the This is according to Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher regards to growing so far we have met with potential investors and private entities who have expressed an interest in the Tufton told The JA BROILERS BACKS PLAN At least one the Jamaica Broilers has offered to put up an initial investment of million to start production of the staple while the Government awaits a report from the Guyanese on the viability of growing the In an interview with The Gleaner Robert chief executive officer of Jamaica said spiralling commodity coupled with a global shortage of the has heightened the potential for Jamaica to reconsider growing Ja's rice cultivation history Some 230 acres of land at Shrewsbury and Roaring River yielded 560,000 pounds of rice in 1976. In the 1980s, rice cultivation started in George's Plain and covering more than 1,800 acres of St Dating back to the 1970s, several different forms of rice were grown in paddy fields along St Johns near in the as welt as on a 3,000-acre farm in Amity St Along with which grew some 5,000 acres of paddy another estimated 1,000 acres were grown in the rice for local The price of rice has so far risen 20 per cent on the international market based on current that is expected to climb even we have said is that we will put million as an initial said the extent of Jamaica PLEASE SEE A3 Food supplies decline at relief agencies Reserves for needy reach low levels as demand for assistance increases Athalia Reynolds Staff Reporter WITH JUST a month before the official start of the hurricane coupled with the present food at least two local relief agencies have raised concerns about declining food The relief which are essential in providing food and other items during say stocks of basic food such as flour and other have reached critically low Major Devon commander for the eastern Jamaica Division of the Salvation attributes the decline to an increase in the number of persons seeking food INCREASED DEMAND While he would not describe it as a on the Haughton said the increased demand was significantly impacting the Salvation Army's food reserves that are earmarked for the needy during Pastor Desmond head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency also said his organisation was experiencing a decline in food stock as more persons request are definitely going to need more in our reserve to help the increasing he told The HAUGHTON ROBINSON As a Pastor Robinson said the ADRA has moved to forge links with farmers and families in various parts of the island to grow more food to meet the growing address the matter of food we are working with farmers in Portland to develop a he are also in the embryonic stages of developing greenhouse farming in the Rio Grande valley and in St Pastor Robinson COMPOUND PROBLEM like the rest of the has been experiencing a surge in basic food prices in recent This has been compounded by a shortage of like rice and resulting in several countries restricting The problem is compounded by skyrocketing fuel Countries like Egypt and Haiti have seen as people struggle to get enough Major Haughton hoping that the situation in Jamaica does not reach such MAXIMISE LAND SPACE of the suggestions that have been made about us growing more of our own food locally I definitely I believe we need to look at how we go about using the things that we have and maximising the land space that we he The situation is at Food For the The charity's executive Bradley said ample food supplies were in despite the global are currently going through one of our regular food he is so between our donors and we do have food in told The He expects that the charity would be able to assist should there be a SOMETHING BPL Jamaica's food related stories Grow your says A2 Bandit the bull A3 the two-foot A4 IP V * 8 It Jjj 0Wtn I VMi 1 Ull MOM II ORE Enjoy MORE today In the Family limited time m

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