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06 Sep 2024

Jersey visit to the Lessay Fair

 

 

On the 06 September, the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development of Jersey, Deputy Kirsten Morel, joined Jersey farmers on a visit to the la Manche Department, courtesy of la Chambre d’Agriculture de la Manche.

He used the opportunity to attend the opening of the Lessay Fair and expressed the desire for Jersey to grow commerce with La Manche Department.

Other visits included a farm training facility where young people have renovated a farm and are now growing and making their own organic products. A farm-based anaerobic digester was the subject of another visit, as farms in Jersey are interested in installing this energy from waste facilities.

The minister and Jersey farmers have also visited vegetable producers and an agricultural research centre.

According to Deputy Morel: “It was a really valuable trip for us all and we’re grateful to have been hosted by the Département de la Manche and the Chambre d’agriculture de la Manche. We’ve much to learn and also to trade with each other.”

A return visit in Jersey is envisaged in 2025.

Guernsey's Bailiff and other island officials