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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the handover ceremony for fertiliser and other agricultural inputs courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny branch, in Hague, recently.

Minister Outlines Importance of Infrastructure Improvements to Farmers

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says that infrastructure improvements, including farm roads and irrigation, are essential for farmers to sustain production. “We are targeting about 51 farm roads that were significantly damaged by Hurricane Melissa,” the...

Stakeholders attend the opening ceremony of the 34th Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CBVMA) Conference and the eighth staging of the Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference (PCVC), at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, recently.

Minister Emphasises Importance of One Health Approach in National Planning

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a recent courtesy call at the Embassy in Washington DC. Minister Green was in Washington for the recent Agriconnect Latin America and the Caribbean Round Table. The Minister also participated in a bilateral meeting with representatives of the World Bank and Inter-American Institute of Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to discuss the Agriconnect Action Plan for Jamaica.

PHOTOS: Agriculture Minister Pays Courtesy Call on Ambassador Anderson

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the handover ceremony of fertiliser and other agricultural inputs courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny branch in Hague on April 15.

FAO and Government of Jamaica Hand Over Fertiliser to Farmers for Hurricane Recovery Support

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green participates in a panel discussion during the JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast, hosted by the JMMB Group at Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 16).

Agritourism Model Key to Retaining Tourism Earnings – Minister Green

Stakeholders attend the opening ceremony for the 34th Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CBVMA) Conference and the eighth staging of the Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference (PCVC) at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on Wednesday (April 14).

5 days ago AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Gov’t Prioritising Post-Hurricane Livestock Recovery to Safeguard Jamaica’s Food Security

Restoring Jamaica’s livestock sector after the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa is being prioritised as a critical pillar for safeguarding food security and protecting livelihoods. This was underscored by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, whose remarks were delivered by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer, during the opening ceremony for the 34th Caribbean Veterinary...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro- Investment Corporation, Vivion Scully.

1 week ago AgricultureJamaican Diaspora

Agro-Invest Woos Diaspora Investment in Agriculture

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Vivion Scully, is encouraging Jamaicans in the diaspora to tap into investment opportunities within the nation’s agricultural sector. Citing Jamaica’s annual food import bill of approximately US $1.6 billion, Mr. Scully said that the earning potential exceeds that amount, given the 3 million consumers locally, the 3 million visitors to the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Manchester farmer, Georgette Henry-Morgan (eft), examine a crop sprayer being shown to them by Chief Executive Officer of Isratech Jamaica Limited, Benjamin Hodara, during the official lunch of the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour on Wednesday (April 8), at the company’s offices in Kendal, Manchester.

1 week ago Agriculture

Farmers To Benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour

Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Under the programme, being undertaken by Isratech Jamaica Limited, farmers in select parishes will receive free technical assessments and irrigation systems, seedling trays, soil and other inputs to get them back into production....

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right), at the official launch of Isratech’s Resilience Farm Tour, held at the company’s Manchester offices in Kendal, on April 8. At centre is Chief Executive Officer of the company, Benjamin Hodara.

2 weeks ago Agriculture

Minister Says Markets Are Well Supplied with Agricultural Produce

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says markets are once again well supplied with agricultural produce, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October. He highlighted that crops such as cabbage, lettuce and carrots are now widely available, and noted that bananas and plantains are still in recovery and will take several months to return to...

Noted scientist, Professor Errol Morrison, delivers the keynote address during the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Research Day Expo, held on the institution’s Portland campus in March.

2 weeks ago AgricultureEducationScience

Professor Errol Morrison Calls for ‘Brain Gain’ to Strengthen Jamaica’s Research and Development

Noted scientist, Professor Errol Morrison, has called for a strategic shift from “brain drain” to “brain gain” as a catalyst for boosting Jamaica’s productivity and research capacity. Delivering the keynote address during the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Research Day Expo, held on the institution’s Portland campus in March, Professor Morrison argued that Jamaica must urgently expand its...

Project Management Director and Coordinator at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dwayne Henry (left), in discussion with cocoa farmer, Bennesa DeCambre-Hayden (centre), and Marketing Officer at RADA, Tassia Francis, during a recent graduation ceremony for 50 farmers who successfully completed training in Cocoa Frosty Pod Rot Disease Management, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon.

2 weeks ago Agriculture

Cocoa Farmers Urged to Remain Vigilant to Manage the Frosty Pod Rot Disease

Cocoa farmers are being urged to remain vigilant and proactive in managing the devastating Frosty Pod Rot Disease, which continues to threaten the viability of Jamaica’s cocoa industry. The call came from Project Management Director and Coordinator at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dwayne Henry, who was addressing a recent graduation ceremony for 50 farmers who successfully completed training...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (sixth right), unveil the greenhouse established at the St. Catherine High School under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-Food Systems (IRL) Project. They are joined by stakeholders in the programme, including students at the institution. The infrastructure was handed over on Wednesday (March 25), during the IRL project’s closing ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School.

3 weeks ago AgricultureFisheriesMining

St. Catherine High Receives Greenhouse Under IRL Project

St. Catherine High School has received a state-of-the-art greenhouse that can hold more than 1,000 plants on a hydroponic system as part of the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-Food Systems (IRL) Project. The infrastructure was handed over on Wednesday (March 25), during the project’s closing ceremony held at the institution. As the final milestone of the initiative, this installation...