The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has collaborated with the Ebony Park HEART/NSTA Trust to certify youth farmers across Jamaica, under the Youth Farmer Job Certification programme. During 2024, 326 youth farmers were assessed and certified by HEART/NSTA Trust. This is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2024. “Additionally, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Mastery Level...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says increased priority has been placed on ensuring patrons have improved access to the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show this year. Set to take place for three days from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3 at the Denbigh Showgrounds in May Pen, Clarendon, the event is expected to attract more than 60,000 patrons....

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is advising coconut farmers to look out for signs of lethal yellowing disease. Outbreaks of the disease have killed most of the native Jamaica tall coconut variety in the island over the past 40 years. In Jamaica, the traditional coconut-growing parishes are Portland, St. Mary and St. Thomas, and production in St. Catherine has increased...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, foreground), and other stakeholders observe renovation works underway at the Yallahs Market in St. Thomas during a site visit on Friday (July 25).

Thirty land leases have been presented to farmers in St. Thomas under the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited Regularisation Programme. The presentations were made by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, during the initiative’s launch on Wednesday (July 23) at Golden Grove Primary and Infant School. The programme aims to formalise access to unused former...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging entrepreneurs in Manchester to take advantage of business opportunities in areas such as agriculture and technology. He said that the Government is transforming agriculture into a modern, high-productivity, export-ready sector, with over $60 million invested to advance technology for small farmers, focusing on tools like drones, walk-behind...

An additional 88 farmers in southern St. Elizabeth have received titles to property that they occupy. The beneficiaries are from Newell, Newcombe Valley, Bellevue, Watchwell, Claremont, Pedro Plains, Burnt Savannah, among other communities. The documents, which were handed over by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, at Newell High School in the parish on Tuesday (July 22),...