Agriculture

Agriculture
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In agriculture, traditionally, we donated seeds as support to persons seeking to engage in farming activities. The programme has since expanded to include layers, boilers, apiculture, greenhouses, and mushroom.  These income-generating projects allow farmers to better provide for themselves and their families. 

 

This ministry provides thousands of farmers with hand tools (pitch forks, shovels, etc.), gas-operated water pumps and tillers. Inner-city communities, schools, children’s homes, and other institutions also receive help with producing crops and livestock for food and profit.

Food For The Poor continues to delve into agriculture technology by providing greenhouses for crop production and began to supplement the school feeding programmes with vegetables grown by students to assist the schools in providing sustainable income.

  • Fruits For The PoorFood For The Poor is committed to planting one million fruit and timber trees over the next three years in support of the Government’s target to plant three million trees over three years under a national tree planting initiative launched by in October 2019. In 2020, FFP initiated the tree-planting programme, Fruits For The Poor. The charity has been collecting fruit seeds and producing seedlings to distribute to schools, homeowners, and farmers. Understanding that trees filter the air, remove harmful particles, filter and regulate water, prevent flooding and protect our watersheds, we have partnered with a number of agencies, such as the Forestry Department, to help meet our goal to mitigate the impact of climate change.

 

  • Water Harvesting - In 2021, FFP embarked on a new income-generating agricultural program to assist subsistence farmers to improve the quality and quantity of their yields. The program provides all equipment and supplies to establish a ½-acre farm and includes a rainwater harvesting, storage and drip irrigation system to assist farmers in providing water in the drier periods. FFP partnered with RADA to provide in field-training aimed at improving farming techniques. This project successfully enabled farmers affected by Tropical Storms/Hurricanes Eta and Iota to re-establish their farms in a sustainable manner in the communities of Jeffrey Town, St. Mary and Mocho, Clarendon and is continuing to provide invaluable resources and training in Thatch Walk, St. Ann.

Statistics

  • In 2021, FFTP equipped 31 beekeepers for a total of almost 360 beekeepers island-wide since the program was established. This income-generating project allows farmers to harvest quality honey.

Recent Donations

For Local Donations:

Account Number – 471043885 JMD $
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited
Branch : St Jago Shopping Centre/Spanish Town
Branch Code 00047 or NCB Direct Banking Unit

For Wire Transfers:

USD DEPOSIT

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd
St Jago Shopping Centre, Spanish Town
Jamaica
SWIFT Code: JNCBJMKX

For Further Credit to:
Food For The Poor Jamaica
Account Number: 47-1148350
Payment Details: FFP Jamaica Donation


JMD DEPOSIT

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd
St Jago Shopping Centre, Spanish Town
Jamaica
SWIFT Code: JNCBJMKX

For Further Credit to:
Food For The Poor Jamaica
Account Number: 47-1043885
Payment Details: FFP Jamaica Donation