Internationally Funded Projects

 

Projects are funded from time to time through international agencies some of which include: –

Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO):-
This organization provides funding for the implementation of small projects for farmers, in the areas of irrigation (Morant, Vineyards, etc.), crop production, livestock, training and hurricane relief.

European Union (EU):-
Under the EU two (2) projects, the Eastern Jamaica Agricultural Support Project (EJASP), and its forerunner the Morant/Yallahs Agricultural Development Project (MYADP), have been implemented in the Eastern parishes. Activities are group-centered and cover areas such as crops and livestock production, irrigation, agro-processing, marketing, infrastructure development and capacity building. Other international donor agencies include: IICA, USAID (Jamaica Business Recovery Programme), CARDI, IICD.