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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 their...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is inviting young people to register for its family backyard garden challenge.

The competition, which started in May, will run over a three-month period and is open to Jamaica 4-H Clubs members, volunteers as well as members of the public aged nine and over.

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, says the challenge has became necessary, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has brought into greater focus the need for increased food security.

“We are… just coming off the heels of making adjustments based on...