1976The beginning
CASCO opens in Mandeville
Central Agricultural Supplies Company Limited opened its doors in Mandeville as a family-run agricultural business built around the needs of farmers in Central Jamaica.
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Early product lines ranged from seedlings and baby chicks to animal feeds, fertilisers, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The original mission was broad: make agricultural supplies more accessible to the farming community.
Founded in Mandeville
SourceJamaica Observer — Founder’s 40th anniversary messageOpen original ↗
1976–81Early expansion
From one store to a wider regional footprint
Within its first five years, CASCO expanded beyond the Mandeville flagship with branches in Savanna-la-Mar and Black River.
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The expansion reflected an early effort to reach farming communities across central and western Jamaica and helped establish CASCO as a recognised distributor of agricultural supplies.
3 locations in the first 5 years
SourceJamaica Observer — Glenroy Clarke Snr.Open original ↗
2001A strategic pivot
CASCO refocuses on equipment, small engines and parts
Public company profiles record 2001 as a major turning point: CASCO sold its core agricultural business to GraceKennedy and concentrated more heavily on equipment, small engines and replacement parts.
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The change reshaped the business around machinery, specialist brands, parts availability and service support while preserving CASCO’s agricultural roots.
A new operating model
SourceFindYello / public CASCO business profileOpen original ↗
201640 years
Four decades — and an island-wide dealer network
CASCO marked its 40th anniversary with a customer appreciation event in Mandeville and publicly recognised long-standing and fast-growing dealers.
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Published anniversary coverage described CASCO as operating from Mandeville with island-wide reach. Founder Glenroy Clarke Snr. also noted more than 25 dealers, technical-support workshops and exclusive distribution relationships for several agricultural equipment brands.
25+ dealers reported in 2016
SourceJamaica Observer — CASCO celebrates 40 yearsOpen original ↗
2022Agricultural roots continue
Still connected to Jamaica’s evolving agriculture sector
CASCO remained part of the distribution landscape for agricultural inputs as newer Jamaican producers brought products to market.
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In 2022, Jamaica Observer reporting on Knockalva Enterprises identified Central Agricultural Supplies Company among the distributors carrying the company’s Easi-Gro organic fertiliser products.
Agriculture remains part of the story
SourceJamaica Observer — September 27, 2022Open original ↗
202650 years
A 50-year Jamaican business enters its next chapter
CASCO reaches its 50th-anniversary year with an island-wide sales reach, a large product catalogue, service and repair support, wholesale relationships and a growing digital customer platform.
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The business continues to represent recognised equipment brands; ECHO’s current distributor directory lists Central Agricultural Supplies Co. Ltd. as its Jamaica distributor. The next chapter connects CASCO’s physical operation with online ordering, customer accounts, service tracking and digital sales tools.
50 years: 1976 → 2026
SourceECHO — Jamaica distributor directoryOpen original ↗
