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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is to launch the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project on Wednesday at Lititz Primary School in St. Elizabeth.
The project represents one of the largest investments in irrigation infrastructure in Jamaica.
It is funded by the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund through the Caribbean Development Bank.
The project will impact the livelihoods of over 700 farmers on 718 hectares of land through the provision of irrigation water and improved access to local and global agricultural markets.
It also seeks to target enhanced agricultural production, marketing facilities and systems and will address matters of energy efficiency and renewable energy systems.
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