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09 December 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right), are shown features of one of the two 20-foot solar-powered cold-storage containers by RADA Parish Manager for St. Elizabeth, Mark Lee. The occasion was the official opening of two 20-foot, solar-powered cold-storage containers, established under the CARICOM Agri-Boost Project, in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (December 5).

Flagaman Farmers Benefit from New US$57,000 Cold-Storage Systems

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 09 Dec 2025   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, under the CARICOM Agri-Boost Project, officially opened two 20-foot, state-of-the-art, renewable-energy (solar) powered cold-storage systems, valued at US$57,000, that will serve over 1,000 farmers in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, and surrounding communities.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the initiative, which is supported through funding from the Government of New Zealand, will bolster Jamaica’s climate resilience capabilities and safeguard farmers’ investments.

“This investment allows us...

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