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Policy Officer for Environment and Climate Change at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Jacinto Buenfil (centre), converses with (from left) Director of Project Monitoring and Evaluation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Ian Chambers; Associate Professional Officer in Climate Change and Environment at the FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Lindis Norlund; Senior Technical Officer of Adaptation in the Climate Change Branch within the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Sharisa Buckle, and Manager of Systems Operation and Environment at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke. The occasion was a stakeholder validation workshop for the ‘Adapt Jamaica: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Vulnerable Smallholders in Central Jamaica’ Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrw on Thursday (March 27).
Policy Officer for Environment and Climate Change at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Jacinto Buenfil (centre), converses with (from left) Director of Project Monitoring and Evaluation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Ian Chambers; Associate Professional Officer in Climate Change and Environment at the FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Lindis Norlund; Senior Technical Officer of Adaptation in the Climate Change Branch within the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Sharisa Buckle, and Manager of Systems Operation and Environment at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke. The occasion was a stakeholder validation workshop for the ‘Adapt Jamaica: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Vulnerable Smallholders in Central Jamaica’ Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrw on Thursday (March 27).

FAO Hosts Validation Workshop for US$30M Climate Resilient Agriculture Project

By: Vanessa James, March 28, 2025
A critical validation workshop was convened on Thursday (March 27) to discuss the US$30-million ‘ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Vulnerable Smallholders in Central Jamaica’ Project. The event was...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Olga Isaza, provides an overview of the US$3.7-million SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Joint Programme on Digital Transformation for Education, during the project’s launch at Cumberland High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (March 25).

Over 450,000 Students to Benefit from SDG Joint Programme on Digital Education Transformation

By: Vanessa James, March 26, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives during his 2025/26 Budget Debate presentation on Thursday (March 20).

Work Completed On Parnassus Agro Park In Clarendon

By: Vanessa James, March 21, 2025

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, displays oranges while on a recent tour of the St. Catherine-based Trade Winds Citrus Limited’s farm in Bog Walk.
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Citrus Industry Rebounds

There is a rebound of the citrus industry, and the St. Catherine-based Trade Winds Citrus Limited (Tru-Juice brand) is leading the resurgence, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon....
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By: Garfield L. Angus, March 18, 2025