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08 July 2024

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is shown what remains of one of the poultry houses owned by the owner of Sandy Ridge Farms Ltd, Christopher Blake, during a tour of farms and agricultural infrastructure in St. Elizabeth on Saturday, July 6, to assess the damage from Hurricane Beryl.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is shown what remains of one of the poultry houses owned by the owner of Sandy Ridge Farms Ltd, Christopher Blake, during a tour of farms and agricultural infrastructure in St. Elizabeth on Saturday, July 6, to assess the damage from Hurricane Beryl.

Over 1 billion dollars in damages to the agriculture sector – says Green

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 08 Jul 2024   

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said preliminary reports suggest that Jamaica is looking at over a billion dollars in damages to its agriculture sector as a result of damages sustained from Hurricane Beryl.

Minister Green indicated that the southern parishes, namely Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, received the brunt of the blow from Hurricane Beryl.

“From all our preliminary work thus far, St. Elizabeth has been the hardest hit and accounts for 70% of the damage we have seen so far,” Green highlighted.

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