JAMAICA
Southern Plains Agricultural Development This project will improve agricultural production and productivity in St. Catherine and Clarendon. The project will upgrade the irrigation and drainage, roads and post-harvest handling facilities on 795 hectares of Government-owned lands in Amity Hall and Bridge Pen (St. Catherine) and Parnassus (Clarendon). Farmers will also be offered training in climate smart agriculture and certification in international standards in good agricultural practices. A matching grant scheme will assist small-scale farmers from disadvantaged groups to invest in on-farm irrigation equipment and agri-business ventures.
Hanover
UKCIF grant £17.3mn (US$22.5mn)
70 small-scale farmers, including women and youth,
Saint James
Trelawny
Saint Ann
Westmoreland Saint Elizabeth
Manchester
Claredon
Saint Mary Saint Catherine
Kingston
will benefit from access to land leases for 495 hectares of irrigated lands, and related training and certification.
US$ 23.1mn
10 commercial farmers Jamaica £0.5mn (US$0.6mn)
will benefit from access to land leases for 300 hectares of irrigated lands and associated infrastructure.
Saint Andrew
Portland Saint Thomas
SAINT CATHERINE SPANISH TOWN
CLAREDON
OLD HARBOUR
March 2019
March 2021
December 2021
June 2023
Project approved
Well drilling completed
Start of construction of irrigation network, drainage and roads
End of construction of irrigation network and agriculture roads
Parnassus Amity Hall and Bridge Pen
This project has been made possible through a grant from the United Kingdom Government under the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF), which provides grant funding for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to encourage growth and to support improved livelihoods, poverty reduction and safer conditions for residents. UKCIF is administered by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). June 2021
Contacts
Antigua Public Utilities Authority Winston Whyte, Project Coordinator Email: winston@apua.ag
Caribbean Development Bank Andrew Dupigny, Head, Infrastructure Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President (Operations) Email: dupigna@caribank.org