News
31 March 2026
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Jamaica. The project focuses on areas where climate risks and food security challenges are most severe due to an...
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Jamaica. The project focuses on areas where climate risks and food security challenges are most severe due to an...
27 March 2026
The Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems (IRL) project has concluded leaving behind a strengthened farming community equipped with the skills, resources and infrastructure to sustain and expand agricultural production. The closure and handover ceremony was held on March 25, at St. Catherine High School, marking a major milestone...
The Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems (IRL) project has concluded leaving behind a strengthened farming community equipped with the skills, resources and infrastructure to sustain and expand agricultural production. The closure and handover ceremony was held on March 25, at St. Catherine High School, marking a major milestone...
03 March 2026
Through a coordinated programme for skills development, just over 200 participants have completed a series of capacity building trainings designed to improve productivity, entrepreneurship and climate-resilience under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agrifood Systems Project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica. The project milestone was recognized through a training completion ceremony held at...
Through a coordinated programme for skills development, just over 200 participants have completed a series of capacity building trainings designed to improve productivity, entrepreneurship and climate-resilience under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agrifood Systems Project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica. The project milestone was recognized through a training completion ceremony held at...
20 February 2026
Stakeholders from across government, development partners, academia and the agrifood sector convened February 10-11 for a two-day Visioning Workshop aimed at shaping Jamaica’s ten-year National Agriculture Development Plan, a strategic response to growing climate risks and long-standing structural challenges facing the sector. The workshop held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, was supported by the Food and...
Stakeholders from across government, development partners, academia and the agrifood sector convened February 10-11 for a two-day Visioning Workshop aimed at shaping Jamaica’s ten-year National Agriculture Development Plan, a strategic response to growing climate risks and long-standing structural challenges facing the sector. The workshop held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, was supported by the Food and...
20 February 2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Ana Touza, conducted a high-level mission to Belize from February 9–13, 2026, engaging with government counterparts, national partners and community actors to deepen collaboration and advance shared priorities. Dr Touza was accompanied on the mission by Alicia Abrahams,...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Ana Touza, conducted a high-level mission to Belize from February 9–13, 2026, engaging with government counterparts, national partners and community actors to deepen collaboration and advance shared priorities. Dr Touza was accompanied on the mission by Alicia Abrahams,...
