Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics

by INMED Partnerships for Children, Inc.
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Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics
Fund Jamaican Farmers in Climate-Smart Aquaponics

Summary

Climate change in Jamaica is forcing small-scale food producers out of business, leading to rising unemployment, poverty and food insecurity. INMED's Financing for Climate-Smart Agriculture program helps resolve this crisis by empowering struggling farmers, women, youth and people with disabilities to start aquaponics (hydroponics/fish farming) enterprises. This program is providing access to financing, aquaponics technology, training, technical assistance and secure markets.

$10,602
total raised
110
donors
0
monthly donors
7
years

Challenge

Jamaica's agricultural sector and local economies have been hit hard by severe climate events, with unemployed food producers lacking business opportunities, youth uninterested in pursuing traditional farming, and insufficient production to provide food security. INMED Aquaponics is equipping small-scale farmers to grow and sell more food locally, earn sustainable livelihoods and provide economic development opportunities for their communities while adapting to climate-change realities.

Solution

The program will empower small-scale producers by: Establishing viable agri-businesses through access to climate-smart aquaponics technology, financing and markets; Providing hands-on training and technical assistance on aquaponics technology, business planning/marketing and financial management; Delivering training and capacity-building workshops for future aquaponics trainers to ensure the sustainability of the program; and Connecting small producers to stable markets for their goods.

Long-Term Impact

Your donation will help deliver training/resources to 130 small-scale Jamaican producers over 4 years to start climate-smart agriculture (aquaponics) farming businesses. You will enable INMED to provide farmers with technical training, help finding markets for their produce, and access to financing to grow their enterprises. Together, we will empower small farmers, women, youth and people with disabilities to develop climate change-resilient enterprises to transform their lives and the economy.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Organization Information

INMED Partnerships for Children, Inc.

Location: Sterling, VA - USA
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Twitter: @inmedchildren
INMED Partnerships for Children, Inc.
Mary-Lynne Lasco
Project Leader:
Mary-Lynne Lasco
Sterling , VA United States

Funded Project!

Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
   

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