The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has mobilised to provide critical technical support and conduct comprehensive damage assessments for farmers impacted by the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa.
The major category-five storm made landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, on Tuesday (October 28) with maximum sustained winds estimated at 295 kilometres per hour (185 miles per hour), devastating western parishes and sections of central Jamaica.
Director of Public Relations and Communication at RADA, Camille Beckford, confirmed that the agency is currently offering...