JAMAICA
Southern Plains Agricultural Development
This project will improve agricultural production and productivity in St. Catherine and Clarendon. The project will upgrade the irrigation and drainage, roads and post-harvest handling facilities on 795 hectares of Government-owned lands in Amity Hall and Bridge Pen (St. Catherine) and Parnassus (Clarendon). Farmers will also be offered training in climate smart agriculture and certification in international standards in good agricultural practices. A matching grant scheme will assist small-scale farmers from disadvantaged groups to invest in on-farm irrigation equipment and agri-business ventures.
70 small-scale farmers,
UKCIF grant £17.3mn (US$22.5mn)
March 2019
March 2021
Project approved Well drilling completed
women and youth,
including will benefit from access to land leases for 495 hectares of irrigated lands, and related training and certification. will benefit from access to land leases for 300 hectares of irrigated lands and associated infrastructure.
10 commercial farmers
December 2021
June 2023
Start of construction of irrigation network, drainage and roads
End of construction of irrigation network and agriculture roads
Amity Hall and Bridge Pen
This project has been made possible through a grant from the United Kingdom Government under the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF), which provides grant funding for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to encourage growth and to support improved livelihoods, poverty reduction and safer conditions for residents. UKCIF is administered by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
June 2021
Contacts
Antigua Public Utilities Authority
Winston Whyte, Project Coordinator
Email: winston@apua.ag
Caribbean Development Bank
Andrew Dupigny, Head, Infrastructure Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President (Operations) Email: dupigna@caribank.org