BANANA IRRIGATION PROJECT.Dominica is about to improve on the traditional method of growing bananas ba·nan·as adj. Slang Crazy: "That's the horrible thing when you're bananas , with a major irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. scheme to be launched shortly, reports The St Vincent & Grenadines Grenadines: see Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Windward Islands. Herald (Oct. 3, 2002). Over the years, farmers here have depended on direct rainfall to produce the fruit, but -- at least for some large plantations -- mechanical watering of crops is on the way, said Dominica's Agriculture Minister, Vince Henderson Vince Henderson who was born in Liverpool in 1957 is an English television presenter, actor, and street performer. He is best known for hosting the Sky Sports Saturday morning show Soccer AM, and ITV's game show Chain Letters. , who announced the the EC$16 million (US$5.9 million) irrigation scheme. Design work has been completed, and steps are being initiated towards the construction phase, he added. Industry analysts said the project is already under way in St. Vincent and in St. Lucia, where production was hard hit by drought during the first six months of this year. Copyright 2002 |
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