located in Rosemount

The farm is located in Rosemount. Linstead, St Catherine. The outperform from the farmers house to his farm is 200ft and about half mil from the town of Linstead. The size of the farm The size of the Rosemount farm is eight hectares which includes 6 sections of plots used to plant various crops. This is the usual size of small farms in the Caribbean because small farms size usually range from zero to ten hectares. Markets Britain and another(prenominal) European countries have traditionally been the main exportation markets for Caribbean agriculture. Due to increase competition, the Caricom market has become more important for regional agriculture.In Jamaica, small scurf farmers mainly market their crops in the following ways immediately to supermarkets such as Shoppers Fair, and Hi-Lo. Higglers that come mainly from around the St Catherine area, includes Spanish town and Linstead. at once to hotels some of which include Altamont Court Hotel, Terra Nova All Suit Hotel, The Lig uanea Club and The Spanish Court Hotel. Selling at monthly farmers market which is coordinated by Rural Agriculture Development Authority (R. A. D. A). To manufacturing companies like Grace Kennedy Ltd Directly to consumersThe produce from Rosemount farm is marketed in the following ways Directly to higglers and export to the Caricom of Antigua and Barbuda The Caricom market has proven to very profitable for the Rosemount farmer and therefore allows him to adequately take care of his family, workers and will enable him to use some of the acquire for future expansion of his farm. Labour Rosemount farm employs four female workers to care with farming activities. No family member is employed to the farm. Additional labour is inevitable on the farm to assist with the following farming activities.