Tough going for Flagaman farmers
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WESTERN BUREAU: A year after Hurricane Melissa devastated their farms, several farmers in Flagaman, St Elizabeth are still struggling to resume pre-storm cultivation levels, hampered by a lack of financing, agricultural inputs, and reliable markets needed to rebuild their livelihoods. St Elizabeth, the island’s breadbasket parish, suffered extensive damage during the Category 5 storm, which destroyed crops and infrastructure, disrupting production even as it damaged homes and other assets.
