Small Farmers to Benefit from JSIF-Funded Projects

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a voucher for equipment and supplies, to a farmer during a ceremony to provide relief for Hurricane Beryl Recovery and the Income Generation for Women and Youth Project, at the official launch of the initiatives on Thursday (June 12), at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine.
June 16, 2025
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Hundreds of small farmers, including women and youth, are slated to benefit from millions of dollars in essential supplies and equipment to strengthen the resilience of their agricultural enterprises.

The support is being provided under two initiatives being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II).

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Jamaica Information Service
Hundreds of Small Farmers to Benefit from JSIF-Funded Projects
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Hundreds of small farmers, including women and youth, are slated to benefit from millions of dollars in essential sup

Coastal protection project completed in Annotto Bay

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) listens to a point being made by Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre), at a ribbon cutting exercise for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St. Mary on May 16. Also, present are (from left), JSIF Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; Country Director for the Caribbean, World Bank Group, Lilia Burunciuc; and Member of Parliament for South east St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
May 17, 2025
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There is now greater protection for the coastal town of Annotto Bay, St Mary, from the impact of climate change, following the completion of the $244 million Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project.

The project was handed over on Friday by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who reflected on the plight experienced by the residents, due to rising sea levels caused by climate change.

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Jamaica Observer
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