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Over the years, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs has emerged as the leading organisation supporting youth in agriculture through its initiatives.

Business and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Villet Kelly-Bennett, tells JIS News that the organisation has been assisting a number of young people in starting up or expanding their agribusinesses.

One channel through this is being facilitated is the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP).

“We have recognized that a number of the youth we have supported are good business prospects and have been supplying, not just...

Farmers in the community of Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, have been on a steady road to recovery after a massive bush fire last year that razed more than 200 acres of farmlands, with $45 million in crops and farming equipment destroyed.

The blaze, which occurred in August of 2019, affected 47 farmers, who watched helplessly as their fields burned, with their hard work and investments destroyed in minutes.

Relief came swiftly in the weeks that followed for the affected men and women of the ‘bread basket’ parish. Now, nine months after that disastrous incident, the fields are...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded input supplier Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Agro for its efforts in supporting farmers and the wider agricultural sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the hand over of $2 million worth of supplies by the company at its Spanish Town Road offices on May 21, Mr. Shaw said the initiative is consistent with the Government’s commitment to restore the livelihood and economic stability of farmers in various communities.
“One of the Government’s key development areas is targeting increase...