$10 million relief package for fire-affected coffee farmers in East Rural St Andrew
Thirty-five farmers in East Rural St Andrew who lost crops to a fire have received seedlings, fertiliser and chemicals valued at approximately $10 million. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, handed over the inputs at the Guava Ridge Community Centre on Tuesday. The package of support, provided by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), comprised 41,000 coffee seedlings, 241 bags of fertiliser, and 45 chemical packages.