Approximately forty (40) farmers, along with CARDI representatives and Extension Officers gathered on Daphine Cato’s farm located at Montreal in Agricultural Region 2 to build their capacity in the recommended spacing and prescribed proportion of fertiliser to be applied to two different varieties of dasheen.

According to CARDI’s Representative (SVG), Donawa Jackson, the demonstration plot was established to test and observe the receptiveness of the two different varieties to varied quantities of fertiliser.

The second demonstration was conducted in Marfat, Greggs where a total of fifty (50) farmers along with Extension Officers were in attendance to observe the demonstration of two dasheen varieties under different fertilizer rates and plant spacing. Different fertilizer types, rates, instruments and data collection parameters were discussed.

SOURCE: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour