Hydroponic, organic farming making strides under US1.350 million IDB/Japanese grant project

Kelvin Craig

A collaborative farming-based poverty reduction project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Japanese Government through the Japanese Trust Fund was formally launched here on Wednesday, eight months after being implemented in poor coastal farming communities in urban and coastal regions of the country.

Set against the backdrop of the need to create more economic opportunities in poor coastal communities the project is ‘pushing’ shade houses and natural/organic farming as a means of enhancing livelihoods. Its focus is on placing expertise at the disposal