The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging persons in eastern Jamaica to increase agricultural output to help protect the island’s food security.
Hurricane Melissa devastated western parishes and this is expected to hamper food production and availability, with scarcity driving up prices.
Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with RADA, Francine Webb, said increased production in the east by householders, backyard gardeners and the average citizen is absolutely critical at this time.
“The call is now on the east to step up. We’re going to have...
