JAMAICA’S ABILITY to rebound from adverse agricultural events has been strengthened, with the installation of a cold room at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour.
The cold room, which cost $6 million, will supplement the facility’s work in seed storage.
Funded by the Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience, the effort is a part of the project’s support of applied adaptation initiatives in the region.
“The cold room installation will ensure that the seeds stored will be viable for a longer time,” said Georgia Golding, plant breeding officer at Bodles.
“These seeds represent the facility’s foundation planting material, a portion of which is made up of climate-resilient crop varieties,” she added.
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Published on 29 Jun, 2020
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