The Davy Hill Community Action Group in Montserrat recently launched a US$21,927 project funded by the CCRIF SPC – formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility – to install 10 aquaponics units at the homes of community members and one on the roof of the community center.
Davy Hill Community Action Group is one of four community groups that participated in the Caribbean Development Bank's (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)Regional Proposal Writing Workshop series in August 2023.
"The objective is for households to have healthier consumption; share, especially with the elderly; and market the excess to gain additional income. The project fits right in with the Ministry of Agriculture's thrust for more local produce and food sustainability. We must get to a point that we can feed ourselves in a healthier and cost-effective manner," said the President of the Davy Hill Community Action Group, Anne Thomas, at the project launch on January 31.
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