Minister Shaw presents a copy of the map of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project to Dr. William Smith
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Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a copy of the map of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) to Dr. William Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank, at the launch of the EVADP on January 16, 2019 at Lititz in St. Elizabeth. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund, which is administered through the CDB, and includes the drilling of six irrigation wells and restoration of approximately 30 km of farm/community roads.
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