Agri ministry donates supplies to Buxton Farmers’ group

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha (third from right) making the presentation (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

The government continued with its emphasis of involving youth in agriculture with the donating of supplies to an East Coast farmers’ group by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

A release yesterday from the MoA informed that representatives from the Buxton-Friendship Farmers Group received a number of inputs and farming implements from the ministry to further encourage youth involvement in the agriculture sector.

The items included fertilisers, a mechanical tiller, forks, rakes, garden hoes, shovels, cutlasses, and files. The group comprises approximately 60 farmers, 30 of whom are young people.