Jamaica: Impact of COVID-19 on the Jamaican Agriculture Sector

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英文名称：

Jamaica: Impact of COVID-19 on the Jamaican Agriculture Sector

工作单位：

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Santo Domingo

来源地址：

https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/jamaica-impact-covid-19-jamaican-agriculture-sector

关键词：

COVID-19; 

年份：

2020

语种：

English

摘要：

The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has devised a number of initiatives geared at assisting local farmers to weather the COVID-19 crisis. To date, more than JMD $1 billion (USD $6.8 million) dollars have been allocated to the agriculture industry to stem the tide of losses that the sector is currently experiencing. The Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional sector, which accounts for approximately 60 percent of food imports into Jamaica, has suffered major losses due to lower tourism numbers and reduced total consumption.