DBJ Launches $1-Billion Loan Programme for Agriculture Sector
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is providing $1-billion to bolster the country’s agriculture sector through its new ‘AgriBiz’ facility. The programme, launched on Tuesday (July 19) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Kingston, will provide concessional loans for micro, small and medium-sized farmers. Farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs will be able to access loans of up to $30...