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12 February 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Deputy Chairperson, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Special Purpose Credit (CCRIF SPC), Mrs. Saundra Bailey (second right), are shown crops currently being grown in the newly constructed greenhouse, by Vice President of the Papine High’s 4-H Club, Sue-Ann Barrett, during a brief tour of the greenhouse on February 5 at the Papine High School in St. Andrew. Looking on is Assistant Treasurer of the Papine High School 4-H Club, Raheim Marshall.

Ministry of Agriculture’s RYEEP to feature Business Pitch Competition with $1 Million Grant for young farmers

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 12 Feb 2025   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is slated to give $1 million in grant funding to young farmers to fund their agricultural enterprises through a business pitch competition coming to the Ministry’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) this year.

The RYEEP provides entrepreneurial training to young Jamaicans in areas such as business development and management, and best practices in agriculture. It is operated through the Ministry’s youth arm, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, in partnership with the HEART Trust/NSTA.

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