Jamaica moves to further raise standards in agro-processing sector

If the region as a whole still appears deaf to the sonorous message regarding the unbearable strain on its fragile economies of a multi-million USD food import bill, some countries may be quietly seeking to transform their own individual concerns on the issue into some form of practical action.

Last week, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announced that agri-entrepreneurs in Jamaica will be able to access a range of manufacturing, training, and marketing support under a two-year project launched last month and which is being implemented by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC).