Following on the heels of a recently successful launch and a stakeholders’ sensitisation public forum of the JSIF-REDI II project, key partners have now joined forces to endorse the initiative as well as to encourage potential agriculture and tourism enterprises islandwide to respond to the Call For Business Proposals which is now open until Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 4:00...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries wish to express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of those fishers who since the beginning of this year have lost their lives in tragic circumstances related to diving. Diving as a method to fish is not illegal once it is done between the hours...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says several mango orchards will be established across the island, commencing in Clarendon next year on a 1,000-acre plot. He points out that the project will be in partnership with private investors to take advantage of the huge market in the United States (US) for Jamaican mangoes, where 100,000 pounds have been...

A total of 80 farmers operating in five parishes will benefit from agricultural inputs valued at $3.6 million under phase two of the Agri Resilience Response to COVID-19 project. Under the initiative, being funded by United Way of Jamaica and implemented by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), the farmers will receive 70,000 vegetable seedlings, 300 fruit trees, fertiliser, and technical...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the full rollout of the Rural Economic Development Initiative, Phase II, (REDI II) Project. Implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), REDI II aims to improve outputs in both the agricultural and tourism sectors, with the overall objective of enhancing access to markets and building climate-resilient approaches for targeted...

The Plant Quarantine and Inspection Branch in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reminding all travellers that a permit is required to import plants and plant products into Jamaica. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, told JIS News that abiding by the permit system is necessary in order to ensure that Jamaica’s agricultural sector is protected...

Amnesty bins have been installed at both international airports, as part of efforts to prevent plant and animal diseases from entering the island. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, said the amnesty bins allow travellers to voluntarily discard any plant, plant products or animal products that are not permitted to enter the island....