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“A crippling blow”

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 7, CMC – Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has described the damage to the agricultural sector as “catastrophic” , noting that it has delivered a crippling blow to farmers, fishers and rural communities whose livelihoods are now at extreme risk.

In a statement on Thursday, Green also preliminary estimate of damage due to Hurricane Melissa, exceed J$20 billion.

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