With growth of 2.5% recorded in the ‘other crops’ sector and rice recording its highest output in over a decade at 360,996 tonnes last year, $1.5 billion has been allocated in this year’s budget to accelerate diversification and modernization of the agricultural sector.
The growth in the ‘other crops’ sector reflects the effectiveness of government’s Grow More Food campaign and the fact that this programme has now matured and has built its own momentum,
