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Mary Malcolm - the life of a dairy farmer in Jamaica  
   

Welcome to Jamaica - Meet the family - Visit the farm - Mary's day - Problems! - Solutions? - The future

Problems!

Mary and her fellow dairy farmers are facing a number of serious problems. Which do you consider to be the most serious?

Make a list, putting the most serious problem at the top. Compare your list with those of your classmates. Do you agree? Talk about the reasons for your choices.

Click on each problem to find out more about it.

Notepad with problems written on it The price of milk has dropped! I'm not allowed to sell as much! The market is shrinking My running costs are high! The EU is dumping cheap milk powder on Jamaica.

The price of milk has dropped!

Prices paid by the island's major milk processor, Nestlé International, were recently reduced. Mary gets only 18 Jamaican dollars per litre, compared with more than 22 Jamaican dollars before.

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Welcome to Jamaica - Meet the family - Visit the farm - Mary's day - Problems! - Solutions? - The future

   
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