A ST LUCY FARMER is struggling to get some of his produce sold at market.
Arthur Smith, who has been one of the leading suppliers of pawpaws in the island for 15 years, has recently expressed concern about the fruit he is unable to get sold. He explained to the WEEKEND NATION no that this was a growing concern and it has now reached a point where he has a surplus of pawpaws with no market access, noting that he has been forced to give them away.
“I would rather give them to people that want them than to throw them away,” he said.
“Not having direct access to wholesalers and supermarkets has been an ongoing problem for crop farmers and recently I have been having difficulty finding a market for my pawpaws.” (SB)
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