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Banana Sector Retraining Project

The Banana Sector Retraining Project was a program run by the HEART Trust/NTA during 2008 and 2009. It aimed to retrain displaced workers and farmers in the banana/plantain industry and those whose jobs may disappear because of loss of preferential treatment in the European market. It was implemented in the six traditional banana-growing parishes: St. James, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland and Clarendon.2 It is headquartered in Kingston.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Banana Sector Retraining Project was a program run by the HEART Trust/NTA during 2008 and 2009. It aimed to retrain displaced workers and farmers in the banana/plantain industry and those whose jobs may disappear because of loss of preferential treatment in the European market. It was implemented in the six traditional banana-growing parishes: St. James, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland and Clarendon.2

The story

The 15-month project began in October 2008 and ended in December 2009, at a cost of 354,700 euros, funded by the EU and HEART Trust/NTA. It consisted of continuous training needs analysis, career counseling workshops, pre-vocational, vocational skills and computer-based training. It taught participants modern skills for transition to new areas of employment or skills to improve banana productivity. The ultimate goal of the program was to ease participant’s uncertainty about their future and give them sustainable skill sets.

A follow up phase two, designed from the results of the project, was planned for post December 2009 and was intended for a larger target group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Banana Sector Retraining Project, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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