IICA JAMAICA'S STRATEGIC AREAs OF COOPERATION
	Contributing to the Repositioning of Agriculture and Rural Life The office supports the public and private sectors of the community of agriculture and rural life in Jamaica towards repositioning the sector favourably within the country's development agenda. Assisting the country to modernize the institutional framework for agriculture and rural development is also a key plank of this thrust.
ACTIVITIES   MOU with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries                               Hurricane Relief Projects	The Minister of Agriculture visited the IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica to participate at the forum of Leaders in Agriculture and to learn about successful agricultural projects in Costa Rica. During his visit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to facilitate technical assistance in the Ministry's priority areas, these includes: (2008) RADA Extension Officer and Luke Lee on their way to Costa Rica The training of extension officers in Greenhouse technology   Conducting research to determine the true contribution of agriculture to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   The visit of IICA Crop specialist to Jamaica to provide guidance on the propagation of certain crops in Jamaica      PADF Project Closing Ceremony The two Hurricane Dean Recovery Projects initiated by IICA and funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, (CIDA) and the Pan American Development Foundation(PADF)/Chevron respectively, came to a succesful close in the first quarter of 2008. The projects provided necessary inputs for small poultry farmers in Mountain Pass, St. Catherine, greenhouse farmers from Manchester and open field farmers from Elim, St. Elizabeth whose operations were devastated by the hurricane. (2007-2008) IICA Rep visiting a Mountain Pass beneficiary in CIDA Project