Hampden farmers want to go commercial with bamboo
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Western Bureau: The Hampden Community Development Committee (HCDC), in Trelawny, is seeking to acquire 40 acres of the 3,600 acres of Hampden Sugar Factory lands, which have largely remained idle since the factory switched from sugar production to rum in 2002. The group intends to use the land to grow edible bamboo shoots and bamboo for furniture making.
