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III. PRODUCTIVE SECTORS A. Agriculture Preliminary figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries indicated that total damage and loss to the agriculture sector following a week long intense rainfall from Tropical Storm Nicole was estimated at $576.5 million for damage to crops and livestock. Crop damage accounted for $531.6 million while damage to livestock was put at $32.4 million and greenhouses at $12.5 million (Table 13, Figure 13). Damage to the infrastructure 13 (farm roads) was estimated at $574.6 million. Some $22 million was also allocated to relief assistance for small farmers and greenhouse growers. Some 40 per cent of banana production was affected, 26 greenhouses were damaged, and crops mainly affected included vegetables, condiments and banana/plantains 14 . Losses were highest in the parish of St. Elizabeth ($89.7 million) followed by Clarendon ($86.2 million) and St. Mary ($81.2 million). Table 13: Preliminary Estimates of Damage from Tropical Storm Nicole by Parish Parish Livestock J$ million Crops J$ million Greenhouse J$ million Manchester 1.895 12.865 5 19.76 Clarendon 2.35 83.8 0 86.15 Portland 0.35 46 0.1 46.45 St. Elizabeth 1.3 87.52 0.879 89.699 St. Andrew 3.1 41.22 0 44.32 St. James 1.6 36.321 0.3 38.221 St. Mary 1.64 75 4.6 81.24 Trelawny 0.73 10.2 0.02 10.95 St. Ann 0.35 35.7 1.22 37.27 St. Thomas 1.1 44 0 45.1 Hanover 0.8 9.866 0.18 10.846 St. Catherine 15.75 14.86 0.2 30.81 Westmoreland 1.45 34.28 0 35.73 Total 32.415 531.632 12.499 576.546 Total Damage J$ million 13 . Damage to farm roads was calculated as apart of infrastructure damage 14 http://www.moa.gov.jm/news/ministry_helps_groups_affected_by_tsnicole.php 32
Figure 13: Total Damage to Agricultural Sector by Parish Source: RADA Domestic Crop and Livestock Approximately 3 740 hectares of crops were damaged, and approximately 1.8 per cent of the 202 727 hectares of Active Farmlands 15 . Some 1 448 hectares (38.7 per cent) was in the parish of St. Elizabeth, the Bread Basket parish, which produces the bulk of fruits and vegetables. It is important to note that during 2009, St. Elizabeth accounted for 32.4 per cent of the total hectares of Domestic Crops reaped (9 724.9 hectares). Approximately 16 895 domestic crop farmers were affected. Table 14 provides an estimate of the area damaged in hectares by parish, major crop categories and value. Farmers in St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and St. Mary were most impacted with damage to crops accounting for 16.46, 15.76, and 14.11 15 Agriculture Census, 2007 33
Page 1 and 2: JAMAICA MACRO SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EN
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .
Page 5 and 6: LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Radar Com
Page 7 and 8: Executive Summary Description of th
Page 9 and 10: Infrastructure As in the case with
Page 11 and 12: Education Total damage to education
Page 13 and 14: I. INTRODUCTION The Meteorological
Page 15 and 16: On September 30, most parishes cont
Page 17 and 18: Table 1: Wind Analysis Parish Stati
Page 19 and 20: • Clarendon - Grimmith recorded 3
Page 21 and 22: The National Aeronautics and Space
Page 23 and 24: In the aftermath of the event, the
Page 25 and 26: Major landslide on the Maggotty mai
Page 27 and 28: The entrance to the Apple Valley Pa
Page 29 and 30: Figure 8: Areas Critically Affected
Page 31 and 32: Figure 9: Communities Affected by T
Page 33 and 34: elated to the weather event were tr
Page 35 and 36: At the time of the event, the predo
Page 37 and 38: Figure 10: Damage to Educational In
Page 39 and 40: C. Public Buildings a) Correctional
Page 41 and 42: Figure 12: Summary of Damage to the
Page 43: 3. Vector Control - Comprehensive p
Page 47 and 48: Table 15: Preliminary Costs of Dama
Page 49 and 50: Table 17: Preliminary Estimates of
Page 51 and 52: B. Tourism Sector General Overview
Page 53 and 54: Damage Preliminary cost of damage i
Page 55 and 56: IV. INFRASTRUCTURE The country’s
Page 57 and 58: islandwide. The number of customers
Page 59 and 60: The NWC was able to restore most of
Page 61 and 62: Table 23: Preliminary Cost To Re-Op
Page 63 and 64: As a result trips were shortened an
Page 65 and 66: events (Hurricane Ivan, 2004; Hurri
Page 67 and 68: Figure 18). Seagrass beds along wit
Page 69 and 70: Figure 19: Eroded section of Long B
Page 71 and 72: Waste Significant volumes of waste
Page 73 and 74: VI. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF TROPICA
Page 75 and 76: unemployment levels; and 2) reduced
Page 77 and 78: January April July October January
Page 79 and 80: domestic market, business and consu
Page 81 and 82: State of Emergency in sections of K
Page 83 and 84: mainly to a reduction in outflow of
Page 85 and 86: • a $4.0 million grant to assist
Page 87 and 88: VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Page 89 and 90: Proposed Projects Apart from projec
Page 91 and 92: APPENDIX 79
Page 93 and 94: RADAR SUMMARY DATE : September 26,
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RADAR SUMMARY DATE : September 27,
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APPENDIX 3 Depression in New Market
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