Jamaica’s banana industry is to benefit from a €180,000 grant under the EU Banana Support Programme (EUBSP), which will be used to effect institutional strengthening within the sector.
This commitment was formalised at a contract signing at the All Island Banana Growers Association last week. Jamaican farm minister, Roger Clarke said the funds would be used in the next year to rehabilitate existing infrastructure as well as to build and install a new ripening facility and recruit a marketing manager to implement a marketing plan for the industry.
He said: “The European Union Banana Support Programme plays a critical role in promoting sustainable development in traditional banana growing areas. And so, today’s contract signing is timely, as it targets the organisational component of the industry.”
