Hurricane Melissa Has Struck Jamaica—Now Is the Time for Jamaicans Around the World to Rebuild Our Agricultural Roots and Restore Hope, Starting With You. Do You Have Family Land in Jamaica? Become a Farm Up Diaspora Member and Be the Anchor for Your Community.

Not A Member Yet?, Become a Farm Up Jamaica Member: http://bit.ly/farmupmembers

Food shortages are becoming a very real threat. Stronger hurricanes, longer droughts, and tariffs are pushing other countries to hold on to their own food supplies. Jamaica imports nearly US$1.6 billion in food each year, leaving us exposed when global supplies tighten. We must strengthen local food production now—before the next crisis hits.

Across Jamaica, once-bustling farming communities now sit idle. Fields that once fed families are overgrown, and generations of knowledge fade away as farming loses its appeal. With little access to markets, education, funding, or support, too many farmers have given up—leaving our island more dependent on imported food than ever before.

But there is hope. Farm Up Jamaica is reigniting the spirit of agriculture—empowering youth to become Jamaica’s new Soldiers For Food Security. By connecting farmers to local and international markets, providing training in Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture (RCSA), and restoring pride in the land, Farm Up Jamaica is turning abandoned fields into thriving farms once again. The future of Jamaica’s food supply begins here—strong, united, and homegrown.

Where Are You From?

Where was your navel string cut? Was it Clarendon, St. James, St. Thomas or somewhere else in Jamaica? Here is a unique opportunity for you to assist in revitalizing family lands and rebuilding the farming community for your own district.

How It Works?

1. Farm Up Jamaica visits your community (Farming District) to do a feasibility study and to test your soil.
2. We decide what organic crops can be produced on a large scale and prepare a Cost-Per-Acre Budget.
3. We partner with you and other Jamaicans overseas who hail from the same community and add their land to the program so there is enough land to grow crops to supply a large scale market.
4. We train local farmers and youth, in Farm Up Jamaica Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture (RCSA) techniques, to cultivate consistent crops to supply the market continually.
5. Under Farm Up Jamaica direction, community farmers and our staff members clear, prepare and irrigate land using sustainable organic climate-smart practices.
6. Land is then cultivated, maintained and harvested with the necessary management and oversight.
7. We assist in harvesting, grading, packing and logistics to ensure the product gets to the designated buyer(s).

In this program local farmers and youth train and work together. The crop is planted and harvested on a scheduled basis. You and your community reap financial reward when the crop is harvested. Jamaicans who live a broad can finally have a measurable lasting impact on their community and Jamaica.

Start Your Community’s Agriculture Fund Now, It’s Easy!

1. Become a Member: http://bit.ly/farmupmembers
2. Make a donation to your favorite Parish Fund.
3. Important: Once you select your Parish, the following page will require you to enter your District’s Name.
4. Once you’ve made the first donation, you’ve started a Farm Up Jamaica Navel String Community!***
   
5. Share this link and invite family members and friends to donate to your community fund.

Details

The Program is designed to connect Jamaicans and Friends to a safe and secure way to reinvest in Jamaica while rebuilding your own community in the process.

We give you the online tools necessary to help build a Farm Up Jamaica Community Agriculture Fund. All funds that are raised are held at JN BANK and distributed for your community agricultural tasks only.

If you own land or have family land in an old farming community or you just love Jamaica and want to help rebuild sustainable organic agriculture, The Navel String Program is the right fit.

***Note: Once the community has raised $500** in donations, Farm Up Jamaica will visit your district to do a soil tests and meet with local farmers to assess interest.

Disclaimer:

The Diaspora Navel String Program requires the collaboration of farming communities and the support of family and friends living abroad. Each landowner/farmer benefits solely from the amount of land they put in the program. The Program may begin with the planning of your property, but requires other community farmers and farmlands to be considered a Farm Up Community. The goal is to produce crops collectively at a commercial level. We help to bring the community together, it’s very important for a successful project.

Want to see your gift at work? We will be posting your community’s improvement on Social Media, our website or upon request at: Info@farmupjamaica.org

Want to help? Become your community’s Liaison. Volunteer and become a Social Member today. Simply fill out the application in this link: https://goo.gl/forms/KHix3ALlTYXwQL0D3