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Table 3.5: Fruit Loss as a Percentage of National Production Parish Fruit loss/Parish as observed % Portland Grapefruit 75 Orange 70 St. Mary Grapefruit 50 - 60 Orange 25 St. Catherine Grapefruit 5 Orange 2 ½ - 3 St. Ann Grapefruit 5 Orange 2 Clarendon Grapefruit 25 - 30 Orange 4 - 6 Westmoreland Grapefruit 0 Orange 5 Hanover Grapefruit 0 Orange 1 – 2 St. James Grapefruit 10 Orange 5 St. Elizabeth Grapefruit 20 – 25 Oranges 10 – 15 Manchester Grapefruit 60 Orange 15 Trelawny Grapefruit Orange 5 Source: RADA Parish to National Production % Grapefruit - 4 Orange - 1 Grapefruit - 5 Orange - 3 Grapefruit - 20 Orange - 34 Grapefruit - 15 Orange - 2 Grapefruit - 45 Orange - 28 Grapefruit - 0 Orange - 1 Grapefruit - 0 Orange - 1 Grapefruit - 6 Orange - 15 Grapefruit - 2 Orange - 7 Grapefruit - 2 Orange - 5 Grapefruit - 0 Orange - 2 National Production % – Remainder after Hurricane damage 1 0.25 2.5 2.25 19 32.8 14.25 1.60 33.75 27.93 0 0.95 0 0.95 5.4 14.25 1.6 6.3 0.8 4.25 0 1.9 4. The Coffee Industry The passage of the hurricane resulted in the following damage to coffee due to loss of berries, defoliation of coffee and shade trees, damage to coffee trees as a result of falling branches from shade trees; and uprooting and twisting of young 2-3 year old plants resulting in severe root damage. It is projected that the 2007/2008 coffee crop would have yielded 510,000 boxes of Blue Mountain coffee and 90,000 boxes of non Blue Mountain coffee. However, with preliminary estimates indicating that approximately 45 percent of the total coffee crop sustained severe damage, losses are estimated at 240,000 and 30,000 boxes for Blue Mountain and non-Blue Mountain coffee at a value of $855 million. 32
In addition to crop loss, infrastructure including parochial roads has been significantly damaged. However, processing plants have sustained minimal damage. Currently, there has been no determination of the total damage to coffee infrastructure. 5. The Banana Industry Direct damage to the banana industry was estimated at $525 million. There was an 85 per cent loss of the standing crops and 95 percent loss of maiden suckers. The greatest number of hectares lost from the non-estate sector was in Portland, St. Mary and St. James. 13 Total hectarage damaged was 2 358.7, with the export and domestic sector losing 1 552.51 and 806.19 hectares respectively. It is estimated that Hurricane Dean has directly caused a complete loss of income for up to 3 000 persons who depend solely on banana production for their livelihoods. There is also an indirect loss of income to another 8 000 persons (shopkeepers, truck operators, processors etc). Indirect losses amounted to US$40 million. This comprised of loss in export earnings of approximately US$15 million and loss in domestic earnings of US$25 million over the next six months. The banana sub-sector is extremely vulnerable to hurricanes, as over the last five years four major storms caused severe damage to the sector. Due to the risk associated with banana production, it is difficult to secure adequate insurance coverage for the sub sector. The frequency of these storms, poses severe financial burden on the farmers as the recovery process is very slow and costly. The cost to full recovery as a result of Hurricane Dean is estimated at US$7.5 million dollars Tables 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 detail the damage to the sub-sector as result of passage of the hurricane. 13 The proportion of damage for these parishes was due to increased banana and plantain activities in these areas. 33
Page 1 and 2: ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AN
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary As at October 26,
Page 5 and 6: Environmental impacts of Hurricane
Page 7 and 8: PREFACE This report is prepared to
Page 9 and 10: Hurricane Dean was upgraded to a ma
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Page 13 and 14: expected for the month of August. O
Page 15 and 16: and elderly received a special paym
Page 17 and 18: Figure1.6: Hurricane Dean Affected
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Page 21: II. SOCIAL SECTORS 1. Education Dam
Page 24: The total damage to the housing sec
Page 27: ) Heritage Sites The National Herit
Page 30 and 31: Environmental Health In the area of
Page 32 and 33: Losses to the livestock sector amou
Page 34: Estimates reveal that approximately
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Page 41 and 42: Table 3.8: Growers Summary of Damag
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Page 45 and 46: 9. The Fisheries Sector Damage with
Page 47 and 48: The preliminary estimate of the dam
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Page 51 and 52: In St. Ann, some properties reporte
Page 53 and 54: The restoration of electricity was
Page 55 and 56: FIGURE 4.4: PERCENTAGE OF FEEDERS E
Page 57 and 58: Table 4.1: Allocation of estimated
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Page 61 and 62: Table 4.2.: List of Facilities out
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Page 67 and 68: V. IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Gen
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Page 71 and 72: (e.g. Sea Fan) was washed ashore al
Page 73 and 74: Habitat Loss. Both terrestrial and
Page 75 and 76: sand on other beaches such as Rolli
Page 77 and 78: VI. SUMMARY OF DAMAGE AND LOSSES AN
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Page 85 and 86: VII. GUIDELINES FOR A REHABILITAION
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PROJECT TITLE: MAPPING OF COASTAL C
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PROJECT TITLE: COASTAL ECOSYSTEM ST
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PROJECT TITLE: TO REHABILITATE DRAI
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Major Components 1. Evaluation of h
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