North Andros farmers get new slate of officers to lead Big Yard Farmers Company Limited

Mon, Jan 16th 2012, 08:13 AM

Fruit trees for distribution nationwide, are being propagated at the North Andros Agro-industrial Park. Pictured during an inspection last weekend are Alphonso Smith (domestic investment manager), general manager Benjamin Rahming, assistant general manager (agriculture) Arnold Dorsett, farm officer Ayret Lightbourn, and greenhouse technician Roger Rolle. (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston)  ANDROS, Bahamas -- Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has pledged its continued assistance to farmers in North Andros.  This follows election of a new slate of officers to lead the now Big Yard Farmers Company Limited, formerly the North Andros Farmers Association.
Veteran farmer Floyd Newton has been elected president with Neville Clarke as his assistant.  "We wanted to show support for the new administration and again pledge a commitment from BAIC to assist them in anyway we can to allow them to achieve what ever objective they plan for," said assistant general manager (agriculture) Arnold Dorsett.
BAIC executives led by general manager Benjamin Rahming met with Mr Newton and his team last weekend. Assistant general manager (land) Judith Thompson was also present.  BAIC is to allow the organisation the benefits of its Business Services and Accounts Departments.  "We want to assist them in ensuring that their books are set up correctly and that they are functioning properly," said Mr Dorsett. "This is an area we have had some concern on."
Mr Newton expressed optimism about the future of farming in North Andros. Other members of this executive team include Angela Newton (secretary), Glen Gaitor (treasurer) and Andrea Rolle (assistant treasurer). "We have a lot of plans but our main objective is to encourage young Bahamians to become established in farming," he said.  "No country is truly independent except it is able to, not only protect itself, but more importantly feed itself.  It has been said that farming it hard labour but with the new technology that BAIC is now introducing in North Andros, it is going to make farming easier and therefore more attractive."

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