University of the West Indies, Mona, student Joel James has added his voice to calls for the authorities to make farming more attractive to the youth.

The St Jago High School past student, who hails from Magil Palms in St Catherine, was among five parish winners in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ Family Backyard Gardening Challenge.

“I do believe that there needs to be a plan by Government to make farming a chosen path for youth. I think that first step is impress upon the youth that farming is not a dirty work, but a viable career path,” James said.
He told The Gleaner that his venture into tilling the soil was born out of the need to feed his family.

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