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Carrot famer Winston Dawkins gives Minister J.C. Hutchinson a tour of his farm in Hart Hill, Portland

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November 11, 2019

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (second left), listens attentively to carrot farmer Winston Dawkins (right) at his farm in Hart Hill, Portland, on November 8. Others from left are Western Portland Member of Parliament, Hon. Daryl Vaz, and farmer Nordia Wint. Mr. Hutchinson toured several communities in Portland where the Ministry’s Production Incentive Programme is under way to increase domestic production of a number of crops.

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