Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon.
Floyd Green, says the Ministry is taking a multifaceted approach to provide support to farmers amid rising fertiliser prices brought on by the conflict in the Middle East.
Responding to questions at a Post Sectoral Engagement at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (May 14), Minister Green noted that global market fluctuations have inflated the cost of fertiliser components, resulting in a price hike for the final product.
He pointed out, however, that the extent of the increase on the world market has not been fully passed on to local farmers.
“We’ve seen increases in nitrogen prices, we’ve seen increases in potassium prices, and that makes an impact.
So, while we have access, there has been increased prices.
And we have seen some of that being....
