Fishing and aquaculture communities across Jamaica, will continue to benefit from initiatives aimed at building climate change resilience during the upcoming fiscal year. This, as the Government has set aside $90 million to undertake these activities under the project dubbed ‘Community Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector’, outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure. For the upcoming fiscal year...

Work to enhance the resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas will continue during the next fiscal year, through a $235.9 million provision. This sum is set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, which began in October 2012, is intended to safeguard livelihoods and food security in vulnerable communities by...

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries continues its series of praedial larceny-prevention sensitisation seminars and workshops in St. Catherine on February 12 and 27, respectively. The sessions, being held in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), are part of the PLPCU’s public education campaign aimed at heightening awareness about...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth will ring in a new era for farming in Jamaica. The 2,400-acre property will comprise farms as well as grading, packaging and processing facilities, which will provide opportunities for employment. There will...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging the nation’s youth to tap into the potential income-earning opportunities to be derived from agriculture by, among other things, establishing enterprises in the sector. Noting that the tourism industry, in particular, consumes some $40 billion worth of the local produce annually, Mr. Green...

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling for resocialisation to assist in ending domestic violence across the island. Mr. Shaw, who is also Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, was reacting to the killing of two women in the parish on February 5. In an interview with JIS News at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has stated its commitment to safeguarding the citrus industry, which, despite the challenges of adverse weather conditions and disease, remains lucrative, with an estimated total value of approximately $5 billion to $7 billion. Interim Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority, Courtney Cole, said that the sector is important to Jamaica’s...