Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says technical, and other inputs will be extended to former workers of the Monymusk sugar factory who received leases to parcels of land to do farming. Mr. Green said agencies such as the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Agro-Investment Corporation...

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...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says funds will be made available to refurbish the Santa Cruz Market in St. Elizabeth in order to better address the needs of vendors and buyers. “The Mayor (Derrick Sangster) has asked for some funds to start some remedial work,” he told journalists after a tour of the facility on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth has become a launching pad for farmers trying to access both the hotel and export markets. The Minister, who was responding to questions from reporters, following a recent tour of sections of the 2,400-acre property, added that a...

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...