Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest storms on record. Blue Atlas is conducting a needs assessment to guide community support, providing direct aid to farms and agricultural associations. The project includes infrastructure support- this looks like roofs and water catchment systems in the near term and technical guidance and support for climate-smart agriculture initiatives and aquaculture training.
Jamaica is facing severe impacts from Hurricane Melissa on many fronts, this includes the large demographic of backyard farms, commercial farms and aquaculture operations, and local food systems heavily damaged. Flooding and wind have destroyed infrastructure of towns, farms and business, while limiting access to food and water. Immediate action is needed to meet basic needs, smart rebuilding efforts and support community food distribution to prevent prolonged food insecurity.
The Blue Atlas Project has conducted community needs assessments to guide targeted support; providing direct aid to farmers and ag associations. Our project provides relief in the means of basic supplies and funds to address immediate basic need insecurity and build towards sustainability. During the following months SULA Grants and the farm partnership focused FEAST Centers will deliver climate-smart training and tool hubs to build long-term resilience and strengthen local food systems.
SULA Grants support smallholder farmers and aquaculture producers with infrastructure, inputs, and technical guidance, helping restore and strengthen livelihoods. The FEAST Center network provides hands-on access in climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture, empowering communities with knowledge and skills. Our parish Tool Hubs will help provide those farmers with hard to find access to equipment to streamline their operations and get additional training.
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
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