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Program

Rural Development

Objective: Natural assets managed for rural development and sustainable economic growth

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Overview

USAID’s environmental activities intend to strengthen relationships between effective natural resources management, rural development and sustainable economic growth in Jamaica. Assistance to address Jamaica’s environmental issues will focus on improving the management of ecosystems such as watersheds, increasing institutional capacity of targeted community and national-level personnel to manage natural assets, and enhancing environmentally and economically sustainable rural enterprises in tourism and agribusiness.

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As a result of USAID’s assistance net income for the community will increase by at least 80%.

Press Releases

Kingston, Jamaica | Wednesday, September 30, 2009
St. Thomas Beekeepers Graduate from USAID Funded Program
USAID grant helps beekeepers expand their bee farming businesses

Kingston | Friday, February 20, 2009
USAID provides US$5 million for Tropical Storm Gustav Recovery

Clarendon, Jamaica | Friday, July 18, 2008
USAID, Ministry of Agriculture and Heart/NTA unveil new agriculture certification program
New program will train Jamaicans in greenhouse fabrication and protected agriculture practices to respond to evolving needs of agriculture sector

Speeches

Kingston, Jamaica | Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Remarks by Karen Hilliard at the Opening Ceremony of the Cocoa Technical Forum July 7, 2009
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 People cut ribbon to signify opening of greenhouse facility
Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Agriculture and Karen Hilliard, USAID Mission Director, join partners in declaring this high tunnel greenhouse open. (L-R) Mr. Horace Fisher, President, Mocho Community Council; Mr.Leo Lambert, JAMALCO; Mr.Donald Foster, Executive Director, HEART NTA; Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Agriculture; Karen Hilliard, USAID Mission Director; Mr. Dermon Spence, Manager Ebony Park.
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