JACRA completes $120m coffee recovery programme following Hurricane Melissa
Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) says it has completed a $120 million recovery intervention in Jamaica’s coffee sector, aimed at supporting recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The initiative formed a central part of the Government of Jamaica’s and JACRA’s coordinated response to the widespread damage sustained by coffee farms, infrastructure and livelihoods within the island’s premier coffee-growing areas. The affected farmers, who farm the Blue Mountain and High...