JLA opens
Junction branch
THE JAMAICA Livestock Association Ltd (JLA) opened a new branch in Junction, St. Elizabeth, last week Saturday, making 13 the number of branches islandwide, three of which are in St. Elizabeth.
"This is a continuation of our mandate to be closer to the farming community," said Henry Rainford, JLA's chief executive officer.
The 62-year-old association is the main supplier of agricultural support services to independent farmers.
Portland farmers get help from CIDA
MORE THAN 100 small farmers in the communities of Bybrook, Chepstowe and Belvedere in Portland have benefited from a $2.5 million donation from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
The donation was made earlier this year to assist farmers who lost crops, animals and properties during the 2001 flood rains.
The funds, which were administered by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), were used to finance the planting of fruit and lumber trees and to construct ditches and other barriers to prevent soil erosion.
