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Jamaica: Greenhouse farmers optimistic after visit by World Bank boss

Greenhouse farmers here are hopeful that the expansion of a cluster near here will be realized soon following Wednesday's historic visit by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga.

"It is looking really prosperous… This will give us a boost, and more people will even get more interested in this now, seeing that he [Banga] is here. Probably, we will get better assistance," Content greenhouse farmer Byron Girvan told the Jamaica Observer.

Banga, the first World Bank president to visit Jamaica, is on a months-long global tour described as a new playbook for the 78-year-old institution. He assumed the presidency on June 2 and will visit several countries in every region where the World Bank Group operates.

During his tour of the Content Greenhouse Cluster, Banga commended farmers for their achievement and highlighted the importance of food security.

Read more at jamaicaobserver.com