In light of a looming food crisis globally, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to change their diet by consuming breadfruit and cassava flour, instead of imported wheat flour, for example.
Speaking at the Jamaica Labour Party’s Area Council One meeting on Sunday, Holness said his Government was aware of the rough times Jamaicans are going through as a result of inflation locally.
To further complicate matters, he said as the prices of wheat and other grains increase worldwide, one way Jamaicans can reduce the effects is to change what they eat.
He then made the suggestion that citizens should consume breadfruit and cassava flour, instead of imported wheat flour.
“We need to start figuring out as a country… how we start to change what we eat, so that we grow what is nutritious and beneficial to us in our diet,” Holness said.
“Not all the things that we are importing and consuming, for which the price is rising, is good for us,” he stressed.
To further address issues relating to food security, the prime minister indicated that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been tasked with ramping up local food production.
He said Jamaica is also exploring plans to boost its food security with Guyana.
