FOR students at Titchfield High School in Portland, agriculture is more than a subject, it is a pathway to practical skills, opportunity, and growth.

Supported by a $5.8-million investment from the Sandals Foundation, Caribbean Broilers, and Rainforest, the school has expanded its broiler programme, and this is set to enhance hands-on agricultural science education, strengthen student nutrition, and support income generation.

The project — which includes the expansion of its broiler house to produce 1,800 birds per production cycle, construction of a slaughterhouse, and the installation of a commercial cooling system — has enabled the school to enrich its science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education and meet the nutritional needs of its student-athletes across disciplines of football, track and field, netball, and table tennis.