The following are specific advisories to assist open field and greenhouse crop along with livestock farmers during this Hurricane Season: Crops and Fruit Trees o Check your surroundings for danger from fallen electrical wires o Keep fruit trees no more than 15 feet tall and away from buildings. Cut back tree branches and open the canopy so wind passes through...

Hundreds of small farmers, including women and youth, are slated to benefit from millions of dollars in essential supplies and equipment to strengthen the resilience of their agricultural enterprises. The support is being provided under two initiatives being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II). The interventions, namely the Income...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the renewed fight against praedial larceny with the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB). Speaking during the launch on Friday (June 13) at the JCF’s Tactical Training Academy in Kingston, Minister Green said the initiative signals to farmers that their concerns have been heard...

The St. Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) says it is on a drive to improve the production of Irish potato in the Eastern parish. Providing details on Thursday (June 12), during the monthly meeting of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, Parish Manager, Errard Stephenson, said that under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s roots and...

The Moneague College in St. Ann was the venue of choice on Tuesday (June 10) as young people, educators, and agricultural stakeholders gathered for a Youth in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. With a focus on transforming perceptions of agriculture and empowering youth to embrace farming as a lucrative and innovative career, the event...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is a major partner in the staging of the upcoming Jamaica Agribusiness Investment Forum (JAIF). The event, slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from September 17 to 19, aims to unlock investment opportunities in the agricultural sector. As a major partner, JSIF has committed funding support of approximately $100 million...

Jamaica's dairy industry is set for a major boost as 250 high-quality dairy cows are to be imported this year, through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) Livestock Improvement Programme. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, made the disclosure at the World Milk Day ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann,...