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Oswald O'Meally, Executive Member of the Jamaica Coffee Growers' Association
Some coffee farmers have rejected the $60 million donation from businessman Michael Lee-Chin and his family to the Ministry of Agriculture to help rescucitate the industry.
The farmers protested outside the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory on Monday morning, calling the donation disrespectful and urging the Ministry to return the money.
Mr. Lee-Chin is a shareholder in the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory and its sister company Wallenford.
Oswald O'Meally, Executive Member of the Jamaica Coffee Growers' Association, said the Wallenford Coffee Group has not made final payments of more than $120 million to the farmers for the 2017/18 crop season.
The $60 million donation by Mr. Lee-Chin was reportedly given to the Agriculture Ministry to be issued to the farmers in kind through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
However, Mr. O'Meally argued that the farmers want the money owed to them and are not in favour of a handout.
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