The  Labour Ministry will be undertaking a preselection exercise for both the Canadian and the  US farm work programme .

This will be done from  June 26 to July 24.

Labour  Minister Shahine Robinson says this recruitment drive  will involve the ministry undertaking preselection activities island wide over four weeks.

She says  persons who are interested in participating in this programme must have farming experience to boost their chances of success.

Meanwhile the Labour  Minister  says more Jamaicans were able to benefit from employment  opportunities in Canada and the  United States in the last financial year under the overseas employment or farm workers programme.