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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Importance of Training and Extension Support to Agricultural Recovery Strategy Emphasised

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says training and strengthened extension support will be central to the Government’s agricultural recovery strategy following Hurricane Melissa. Speaking during Tuesday’s (December 16) handover ceremony at Kristen Ambersly’s Broiler Farm in...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with (from second left) Hi-Pro Vice President, Colonel (ret’d) Jaimie Ogilvie, and Farm Store Manager, Sherrae Wong-Black; and Chairman of the Agriculture Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force, Michael Pryce. The group convened at Hi‑Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 17) for the handover of $5.5 million in essential farming inputs, including livestock feed, chicks, and fertilisers, to support farmers recovering from Hurricane Melissa.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with (from second left) Hi-Pro Vice President, Colonel (ret’d) Jaimie Ogilvie, and Farm Store Manager, Sherrae Wong-Black; and Chairman of the Agriculture Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force, Michael Pryce. The group convened at Hi‑Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 17) for the handover of $5.5 million in essential farming inputs, including livestock feed, chicks, and fertilisers, to support farmers recovering from Hurricane Melissa.

Agriculture Ministry Receives $5.5M Hurricane Melissa Relief Inputs from Hi-Pro
Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (right), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Dr. Norman Grant (centre), during a ceremony held at JACRA’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (December 17) to donate over 2,000 bags of fertiliser valued at approximately $10 million to key stakeholders in the coffee sector. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, Donald Salmon. The initiative is in keeping with JACRA’s commitment to supporting productivity and sustainability within Jamaica’s coffee industry following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (right), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Dr. Norman Grant (centre), during a ceremony held at JACRA’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (December 17) to donate over 2,000 bags of fertiliser valued at approximately $10 million to key stakeholders in the coffee sector. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, Donald Salmon. The initiative is in keeping with JACRA’s commitment to supporting productivity and sustainability within Jamaica’s coffee industry following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

PHOTOS: JACRA Donates 2,000 Bags of Fertiliser Valued at $10 Million to Coffee Industry
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents chickens and feed to Holland-based farmer, Claudeen Johnson (left), during a handover ceremony for broiler chickens and feed, held in Holland Village, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (December 16). Also participating is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents chickens and feed to Holland-based farmer, Claudeen Johnson (left), during a handover ceremony for broiler chickens and feed, held in Holland Village, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (December 16). Also participating is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson.

Ministry Commences Distribution of 100,000 Broiler Chickens
Public Education Specialist with the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Christeen Forbes, and Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Rohan Stewart, take part in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on December 17.
Public Education Specialist with the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Christeen Forbes, and Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Rohan Stewart, take part in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on December 17.

Thousands of NIC Customers and Others Receive Free Non-Potable Water

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background centre) shares a moment with newly minted landowners after a land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday ( December 12). Also participating in the ceremony were Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, Andrew Morris (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth right). 
AgriculturePrime Minister

Government Looking to Better Utilise State Owned Lands

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is examining how state-owned lands can be better organised and utilised to support structured communities, while preserving critical agricultural areas. Addressing residents during a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12), Prime Minister Holness said there is a deliberate effort to bring...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the main address during Newport‑Fersan (Jamaica) Limited’s Hurricane Melissa Support Handover Ceremony, held on Thursday (December 11) at the fertiliser company’s headquarters in Kingston. The entity has donated fertiliser, valued $25 million, to be distributed to farmers severely impacted by the major category-five hurricane.
AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Farmers to Receive Post-hurricane Soil-testing Support to Guide Replanting Efforts

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Agricultural Land Management Division have been mandated to conduct soil tests and guide farmers on replanting, while distributing support items in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, who was speaking during Thursday’s (December 11) handover ceremony for $25 million worth...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares in the symbolic handover of fertiliser by Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited with the company’s Managing Director, Dennis Valdez (centre), and Chairman of the Agriculture Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force, Michael Pryce. The occasion was Newport-Fersan’s Hurricane Melissa Support Handover Ceremony, held on Thursday (December 11) at the fertiliser company’s headquarters in Kingston. Newport-Fersan donated $25 million worth of fertiliser (over 7,000 bags), to be distributed to farmers who were severely impacted by the major category-five storm.
Agriculture

Newport-Fersan Donates $25 Million Worth of Fertiliser to Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has received a major boost for the agricultural sector’s recovery, with Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited handing over $25 million worth of fertiliser to be distributed to severely affected farmers. This follows the catastrophic impact on the sector by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. During the handover ceremony on December 11 at Newport-Fersan’s headquarters in...
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Cedar Valley farmers in St. Thomas proudly display post-Hurricane Melissa crop-recovery kits received on December 9, to aid recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa.
Agriculture

Farmers in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas Receive Post-Hurricane Crop-Recovery Kits

Farmers in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, are now better positioned to resume agricultural production, following the official handover of post-hurricane crop-recovery kits under the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, implemented by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). WUSC SAC Country Coordinator for Jamaica, Nelsa English-Johnson, speaking during the December 9 handover session at Mango Row Church of...
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Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPADP) Project Manager, Wayne Williams, sits beside one of the National Irrigation Commission’s unit chambers supplying water to farms at the Parnassus Agro‑Park in Clarendon, during a visit on Tuesday (December 9). The agro‑park’s irrigation infrastructure sustained minimal damage during Hurricane Melissa, enabling farmers swift access to water as they rebuild their livelihoods.
Agriculture

Parnassus Agro-Park Irrigation System Withstands Hurricane Melissa’s Impact

Minimal damage to the core irrigation infrastructure at the Parnassus Agro‑Park in Clarendon enabled farmers to regain quick access to water as they rebuild their livelihoods following Hurricane Melissa. The agro‑park forms part of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPADP) and was commissioned in April 2025. It utilises former sugar-cane lands for cultivating cash crops for small, medium, and...
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A young farmer adjusts a drip line ahead of planting scallion at the Parnassus Agro-Park in Clarendon, on Tuesday (December 9). The agro-park’s irrigation infrastructure sustained minimal damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
Agriculture

Amity Hall/Bridge Pen Agro-Park Set for Completion by June 2026

The Amity Hall/Bridge Pen Agro-Park in St. Catherine, a component of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPADP), is scheduled for completion by June 2026. Project Manager for SPADP, Wayne Williams, made the disclosure on December 9 during an interview with JIS News at the Parnassus Agro-Park in Clarendon. The Parnassus Agro-Park is also a part of the project and...
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Senior Director for Production, Marketing and Special Projects, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Xavier Charvis, addresses the second of four RADA Recovery & Resilience Stakeholder sessions, held at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining at Hope Gardens, on December 8.
Agriculture

RADA to Support Farmers in the Production of Short-Term Crops

For Jamaicans worried about the cost of ground provisions and others, Senior Director for Production, Marketing and Special Projects, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Xavier Charvis, has promised to track prices, while supporting farmers with resources that will produce short-term crops. During his address at the second of four RADA Recovery & Resilience Stakeholder sessions, held at the offices of...
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