Project Title: |
Citrus Replanting Project (CRP) |
Location: |
Islandwide |
Executing Agency: |
Ministry of Agriculture |
Implementing Agency: |
Development Bank of Jamaica Ltd. (DBJ)
Citrus Growers Association (CGA)
Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency (JCPA)
Research & Development Division – MOAL |
Project Cost: |
J$18.360M (US20.459M) |
|
US$1 = J$40.00 |
Project Duration: |
April 2001 – March 2006 (5 years) |
Extension Period: |
April 2006 – March 2007 (1 year) |
Funding: |
GOJ/DJB: |
J$227.600M (US$5.690M) |
|
CDB1: |
J$395.800M (US$9.895M) – Loan |
|
CDB: |
J$ 10.480M (US$0.262M) – Grant |
|
CGA/JCPA: |
J$8.440M (US$0.211M) |
|
Sub-Borrowers: |
J$176.040M (US$4.401M) |
|
Total |
J$818.360M (US$20.459M) |
Project Objectives: |
To prevent the decline of the citrus industry, threatened by the Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV)
disease by implementing a citrus replanting programme involving approximately 2,833 hectares of citrus groves over a five year period. |
