Agriculture Minister Floyd Green described the storm’s impact as “crippling”, noting its destruction of key crops, including an estimated 90 per cent loss of banana and plantain along with severe damage to vegetables, yams and fruit trees.
GK Weather Protect, the parametric insurance policy offered by GK General Insurance (GKGI), a member of the GraceKennedy Group, has been triggered following the passage of Hurricane Melissa just over a week ago, with the company now making payouts to farmers severely affected by the storm.
At a handover ceremony held last Friday at GKGI’s New Kingston office, 30 female farmers from the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) received the first round of payments. Additional disbursements are scheduled over the coming days to other affected farmers and fisherfolk acros
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