Coconut farmers are being urged to explore new and innovative options for by-products made from the fruit, in order to increase their profitability. Speaking at a Town Hall in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on May 27, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Shaun Cameron, encouraged the farmers to think “outside of the box” and enter new...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining plans to establish a pension scheme for farmers. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, announced that the Ministry will advocate for $1 billion to seed the fund. “Unfortunately, some farmers just keep going, even though they are not so strong, because they are afraid [that] if they stop, they don’t have anything to fall...

The Government has allocated $2 billion to the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with a portion specifically earmarked for agriculture. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27). He informed that the Ministry...

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) aims to plant millions of coffee and cocoa plants to provide consistent supplies for the sector. JACRA is the regulatory body responsible for coconut, cocoa, coffee, ginger, nutmeg, pimento, and turmeric and is empowered by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act (2017). Acting Director General at JACRA, Wayne Hunter, told JIS News...

Cabinet has approved two projects totalling $200 million to correct road breakaways in the community of Hall’s Delight in St. Andrew East Rural. This was confirmed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green,  when he delivered the keynote address at Tuesday’s (May 20) Farmer Distribution Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), at Cinchona....

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is encouraging farmers in the sector to liaise with the agency for the expansion of production and to maximise export earnings.  Speaking at the launch of a series of town hall meetings to commemorate the CIB’s 80th anniversary, in Church Pen, St. Catherine, on May 20, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CIB, Shaun Cameron,...

Scores of coffee farmers in St. Andrew East Rural have received a donation of fertilisers and herbicides from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA). The supplies, which include 8,000 bags of fertiliser, 10,000 coffee seedlings, rodenticide, attractant, and cacao seedlings, were handed over on Tuesday (May 20)  at Resource Square in Cinchona,...