Approximately 15% was the decline in crop production caused by the drought, while about 70% of farmers depend on rainfall for productive activity.

2.82 million gallons of water were trucked free of charge by the NIC to farmers, while RADA delivered 1,900 loads of water across eight priority parishes.

J$60 million in additional funding was allocated to RADA to build water catchment points in 25 high-yield farming areas.

Additional Government of Jamaica allocation to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to construct water catchment and storage points in 25 high-yield farming areas. The intervention aims to harvest rainfall for later use in farming communities, improve agricultural water availability and strengthen producer resilience to drought and prolonged water deficits.

IICA multicountry project, institutional code 5592-00, implemented in Guyana, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to accelerate the demonstration, adoption and scaling of soil-health-based climate-smart agricultural practices. It combined demonstration plots, practice validation, farmer and extension-officer training, technical assistance, and soil and greenhouse-gas baseline information. Interventions focused on rice in Guyana, yam and forage in Jamaica, and sweet pepper and maize in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Practices included alternate wetting and drying in rice, compost and organic amendments, mulching, minimum tillage, cover cropping and nutrient management. The Government of New Zealand supported the project through NZCSA-LAC as part of its contribution to the GRA, with administration through the Ag Emissions Centre and BSI as IICA's institutional counterpart. AGROSAVIA, PISLM, GRDB, CARDI and national agricultural authorities participated in technical activities. An ADOPT input and equipment handover after project closure was documented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Expected results include healthier soils, climate resilience, lower emissions, sustainable-practice adoption, and capacity to measure emissions and inform public decisions. No quantified reduction in emissions is recorded as a proven project result.

Proposal for a national financial protection mechanism for the agricultural sector against catastrophes, linked to the CCRIF and to agricultural risk management and transfer

Jamaica's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining implemented a J$149 million drought mitigation programme to protect farmers from prolonged drought conditions. The programme includes trucking water to affected agricultural areas, constructing catchment ponds free of cost in areas used by farmer groups, and providing pond liners free of cost to individual farmers who undertake the excavation themselves. The intervention adopts a preventive approach to drought, improves agricultural water availability and storage, and reduces the vulnerability of agricultural production to dry climatic conditions.

Regional plan for production, food security, and intra-regional trade. It includes agricultural insurance, digitalization, R&D, and capacity building. It recognizes climate variability as a production challenge

Regional agenda that includes aspects such as Agriculture Disaster and Risk Management, risk transfer mechanisms, climate-smart agriculture, and the strengthening of agri-food systems