Poultry farmer grateful that ministry will help to rebuild sector

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nadisha Simmonds-Small, a poultry farmer in Bonnet district, St Catherine, has expressed her appreciation for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s initiative to rebuild the poultry sector following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. The category-five storm, which struck Jamaica on October 28, wreaked havoc on local farms, leaving many farmers like Simmonds-Small grappling with significant losses.