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Anthony Grant
Caribbean / Jamaica
Age: 52 años

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Category: Agriculture
Speciality: Production and marketing
Value chain: Vegetables
Province: Clarendon
Municipality: Clarendon

Mr. Grant is the chairman of Ebony Park Agro Cooperative and has excelled in developing quality and intensive horticultural production, making use of technologies such as irrigation and fertigation systems. He has also managed to lead collective sales processes of horticultural products to various agro-processing companies, developing negotiation skills to establish formal contracts and access markets.

CAPABILITIES
  • Development of agricultural production (onion, pepper, pumpkin, chilli, etc.) and use of drip irrigation and fertigation systems.
  • Experience in negotiating contracts with agro-industrial companies.
  • Experience in individual and collective sales through the cooperative.
  • Participation in representative positions.
  • Knowledge of processes for access to land in Agro Parks through leasing contracts.

GOOD PRACTICES
  • Production of horticultural products that meet the quality standards required by the agro-industry.
  • Development of negotiation processes for the sale of horticultural products.
SOLUTIONS APPLIED
  • Use of irrigation and fertilisation technologies.
  • Recording of data on production processes.
  • Establishment of contracts with agro-industry.
  • Development of a Revolving Fund for the supply of chives.
  • Access to land through leasing contract in Agro Park with Agro Invest Corporation (AIC).
STUDIES AND TRAINING
  • Certification in Good Agricultural Practices by Glopal Gap.