FAO Partners with Jamaican Government to revive Ginger Sector
by FAOAmericas
In Line with Regional Initiative Two (RI2) around Family Farming and Inclusive food systems for sustainable rural development, a new FAO project is seeking to revive Jamaica’s Ginger Production Industry and provide an additional source of income for small farmers to sustain their livelihoods.
The project to support the development of the Ginger Value Chain in Jamaica sees FAO working in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries to identify ways to increase the production and marketing of ginger in the country, simultaneously increase diversity and create opportunities for improved livelihood in rural areas and especially among small farmers.
To date, FAO’s technical expertise via consultant Martin Raine has identified key baseline indicators and further assessments are being done around the conditions required for the sustainable development of an inclusive ginger industry. The project seeks to:
1. Improve capacity of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to develop and implement value chain upgrading strategies
2. Increase stakeholder participation in the development and upgrading of the ginger value chain.
3. Strengthen the efficiency of the clean planting material production system to support expanded production of ginger.
An additional project component will include two seminars around mainstreaming the value chain methodology in Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture.
IMAGES: (c) FAO 2017/Martin Raine
