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Jamaica - Green Climate Fund approves US$50 million project promoting climate resilient agriculture

30.03.2026 29 views

The Government has unveiled a US$50 million project promoting climate resilient agriculture.

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda announced today that the Green Climate Fund has approved the project.

He added that over 40 million of the sum is grant financing.

GCF in a social media post says its $40.6 million investment will scale climate-resilient agriculture, food loss, waste practices and technologies.

Mr. Samuda said the move to acquire significant funding for agriculture began five years ago, bearing in mind the impacts of climate change.

In the meantime, Agriculture Minister Floyd Green said the ADAPT Jamaica programme is designed to tackle systematic barriers to resilience in agriculture.

Six parishes will be targeted.

Mr. Green says these parishes are responsible for about 70 percent of Jamaica’s domestic production.

Source - https://iriefm.net

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