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The new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Connect initiative is expected to provide direct technical assistance to farmers.

RADA Connect is a strategic outreach programme that delivers RADA’s core services directly to farming communities across Jamaica.

Education and Training Specialist with RADA, Alicia Chambers, told JIS News that the service bridges the gap between farmers and the support they need by improving access to technical assistance.

“RADA Connect is a national outreach initiative designed to deliver the full range of RADA’s technical services...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has handed over two tractors to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) offices in St. Elizabeth and Manchester, enabling farmers in those parishes to access the machinery.

Speaking on May 8 during the official launch of RADA Connect at Newell High School in Watchwell, St. Elizabeth, which also served as the handover ceremony for the tractors, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, outlined that the units are part of the Government’s push to mechanise land preparation across Jamaica.

“One of the challenges that we...