In line with Regional Initiative Two on family farming and inclusive food systems for sustainable rural development, a new FAO project is seeking to revive Jamaica’s ginger production industry and provide an additional source of income to help small farmers sustain their livelihoods. 

The project supports the development of the ginger value chain in Jamaica. FAO is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries to identify ways to increase the production and marketing of ginger in the country, simultaneously increasing crop diversity    and creating opportunities for improved livelihoods in rural areas, especially among smallholder    farmers.

FAO’s technical expert has identified key baseline indicators and further assessments are being done around the conditions required for the sustainable development of an inclusive ginger industry. The project seeks to:

1.   Improve the capacity of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to develop and implement strategies to upgrade the value chain 

2.   Increase stakeholder participation in developing and upgrading the ginger value chain.

3.   Strengthen the efficiency of the system that produces clean planting materials    to expand the production of ginger.

The project will also include two seminars on mainstreaming the value chain methodology in Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture.

In line with Regional Initiative Two on family farming and inclusive food systems for sustainable rural development, a new FAO project is seeking to revive Jamaica’s ginger production industry and provide an additional source of income to help small farmers sustain their livelihoods. 

The project supports the development of the ginger value chain in Jamaica. FAO is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries to identify ways to increase the production and marketing of ginger in the country, simultaneously increasing crop diversity and creating opportunities for improved livelihoods in rural areas, especially among smallholder farmers.

FAO’s technical expert has identified key baseline indicators and further assessments are being done around the conditions required for the sustainable development of an inclusive ginger industry. The project seeks to:

1.   Improve the capacity of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to develop and implement strategies to upgrade the value chain

2.   Increase stakeholder participation in developing and upgrading the ginger value chain.

3.   Strengthen the efficiency of the system that produces clean planting materialsto expand the production of ginger.

The project will also include two seminars on mainstreaming the value chain methodology in Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture.