ACHIEVEMENTS

 The Project maintains an A rating among USAID Projects in

Jamaica, and has caught the attention of not only national

organizations but international ones. It has expanded its

objectives to read

 1. To increase fruit trees and lumber production to double

 or more.

 2. Improve living standards of the people in the

 participating communities and others.

 3. Provide the farmers with added benefits, such as old-age

 pension, ease and comfort.

 4. Foster and strengthen cooperatives or the community

 spirit.

 5. Teach hillside farmers their role in environmental

 protection.

 6. Educate small farmers in the use of appropriate

 technology, affordable inputs and sustainable methods

 7. Develop manageable, long lasting soil conservation

 methods.

 8. Help farmers to appreciate the value of tree crops for

 recycling of soil nutrient, windbreak and shade, soil

 conservation as well as for produce.

 9. Develop or test new farming methods.

 10. Reduce land-slippage and road-blocks as well as flooding

 and silage.