The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) aims to plant millions of coffee and cocoa plants to provide consistent supplies for the sector.
JACRA is the regulatory body responsible for coconut, cocoa, coffee, ginger, nutmeg, pimento, and turmeric and is empowered by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act (2017).
Acting Director General at JACRA, Wayne Hunter, told JIS News that the last significant planting for coffee was in the 1960s and the last massive replanting for cocoa was in the 1980s.
“Our intention is that we will...
