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...

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,...

Plans are well advanced for the construction of a new sugar factory in Clarendon, with ground set to be broken next month. The investor has already leased 12,000 acres for sugar-cane cultivation and secured 27 acres for the factory’s development. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, while addressing the handover ceremony for materials...

The highly anticipated Seed Certification and Quality Control System, developed under the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project, is expected to improve the quality, traceability and availability of certified pepper seeds in Jamaica. The seed database is one of the flagship deliverables of the project, which is formally titled, ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper...

With the average age of the Jamaican coconut farmer being 65 years, the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) says it is on a mission to get more young people involved in the sector. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shaun Cameron, who spoke to JIS News following a recent town hall in St. Mary, said the board wants to revitalise the tradition of...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be launching a pilot initiative this month to make lobster available for consumption year round. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during a recent Post- Sectoral Talk Show and Dialogue at the Sunken Garden in Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. Mr. Green noted that the enforcement of stricter regulations on lobster...