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JPowell

10/21/2011 15:28 EST

I would greatly appreciate your advice and support in achieving a life long family dream. I am living in the UK along with my brothers and sister, our mother and the rest of the family lives in the family home in Jamaica (St Mary). The plan is to make use of some of the family land that consists of five and a half acres to grow agricultural produce for sale. The farm has already proven to be successful as it produces a wide variety of crops on a regular basis, thanks to the help of a family friend who happens to be a farmer. The farm grows at the moment: Hot Peppers, Tomatoes, Carrots, Cucumbers, Cabbages, Bananas, Peanuts, Sweet & Irish Potatoes, Plantain, Sugar Cane, Pumpkin, Cassava, Corn, Coconut, Bread Fruit, Apples, Mangos, Melons, Yam, Lettuce, Okra tobacco and more.

The objective is to develop a product based company whose goal is to increase production efficiency and develop a sustainable business able to survive of its own cash flow. It is also intended to produce enough agricultural goods to get involved in and help support the Government initiatives to increase produce in Jamaica as stated in the Jamaican Agriculture Sub-Sector Strategy 2010 for Fruits & Vegetables, Herbs & Spices Roots & Tubers. I would be grateful of any support and advice you can offer and look foreword to hearing from you very soon.

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suzannej

12/6/2012 09:33 EST

Hello
I too am looking at buying a farm in Jamaica. I am looking at the north end of the Island.

I'm looking at coffee, bananas, and vanilla.

I am reading conflicting reports of cost of land, building a house, roads, and how safe it is to live in the mountains.

Any advice, help would be appreciated.

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mustij

12/9/2012 12:50 EST

I am interested in farming as well but thinking about coconuts and boutique type coffee company in St.Catherine /Kingston area.

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ottyottyi

12/26/2012 20:39 EST

Make sure that you guys have paid up on your taxes before the government sells your land to someone who will buy the back taxes.

Invest the money in Solar electric/heating etc,water,etc.
You could do a CSA where family pre-pay you 3 to 12months in advance and you just deliver them everything type of food that they will need. other than that I would just focus on greens and or tomatoes.

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ottyottyi

12/27/2012 11:24 EST

Honey. you can get 150lbs per hive at JA$300/pound so with just two hive you have 90,000.

However I would recommend installing solar panels to reduce your on monthly expenses.

You could also make and sell syrup.
Sell pre-seasoned fries to restaurants.
But really that all sounds unhealthy.
Planting a little garden/orchard in peoples yards for a small fee would be best. They get fruits/veggie vs stealing to buy imported food. The kids will be educated and the parents might even expanded ir take over after a few years. The gov will give you free trees as part of the reforesting program. Seeds are really cheap. You could do your own nursey/aeroponics cloning of older tree branches.

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STARKS

1/21/2013 07:30 EST

cAN I work on the farm with you.

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