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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).

Government Providing Cold Storage Space for Farmers and Producers

The Government is moving to meet the growing demand for cold storage space within the agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said a 350-square-metre cold-storage facility is currently being constructed in Content, Kirkvine, Manchester, at...
Chief Executive Officer of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron (right), presents an award to coconut farmer Rainford Heslop, during Town Hall Meeting in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on May 27.
Chief Executive Officer of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron (right), presents an award to coconut farmer Rainford Heslop, during Town Hall Meeting in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on May 27.

Coconut Farmers Urged to Explore New By-Products
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).

Gov’t Moves to Establish Pension Scheme for Farmers
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).

Gov’t Allocates $2b to Boost MSMES, Strengthen Agricultural Sector
Acting Director General at the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority JACRA, Wayne Hunter, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the Agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.
Acting Director General at the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority JACRA, Wayne Hunter, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the Agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

JACRA to Plant Millions of Coffee and Cocoa Plants

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Farmer Distribution Ceremony, held on Tuesday (May 20) at Resource Square in Cinchona, St. Andrew.
Agriculture

$200 Million to Fix Road Breakaways in St. Andrew East Rural

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....
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents seedlings to Marcia Nelson (second right) and Lurline Grant (centre) during the handover of key agricultural inputs to St. Andrew East Rural coffee farmers at Resource Square in Cinchona on Tuesday (May 20). Sharing in the occasion are Director General (Acting) at the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (left); Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left); and President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers’ Association (JACRA), Donald Salmon (background).
Agriculture

St. Andrew East Rural Coffee Farmers Get Supplies to Boost Production

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,...
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Senior Agricultural Chemist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s Agricultural Land Management Division, Kellie-Ann Carrington-Clue.
Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged To Use Compost To Boost Soil Health And Productivity

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is encouraging more farmers to use organic matter to improve soil health and agricultural sustainability across Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, Senior Agricultural Chemist in the Ministry’s Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD), Kellie-Ann Carrington-Clue, said composted organic materials play a critical role in improving soil health and reducing the reliance on synthetic fertilisers....
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Quality and Food Safety Management Systems Consultant with the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project, Marshalee Valentine, says component two of the Project identified critical gaps in food safety for participants. Ms. Valentine was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the Agency’s Television Department at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue, in Kingston.
Agriculture

Hot Pepper Value Chain Project Focuses on Gaps in Food Safety

The Second Component of the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project has played a key role in focusing on gaps in local food-safety efforts for agricultural stakeholders in five parishes. Facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), one key aspect of the three-year project focused on the implementation of food-safety systems, specifically for the hot-pepper-producing aspect...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left, front row), and Principal of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (second right, third row), share a photo opportunity with students, following a Think Tank at the Portland-based institution, on May 14.
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Agriculture Minister Hails Case for Training Future Leaders of the Sector

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) for its value in training future leaders of the sector. On Wednesday, May 14, the Minister and his team hosted a ‘Think Tank’ at the institution, where he heard the students’ suggestions on how to improve the sector. “You are...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) Eighth International Technical Symposium and Exhibition held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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Gov’t Adopts Bird Flu Safegards for Poultry Sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through its Veterinary Services Division (VSD), has taken an exclusionary approach to safeguard the poultry sector against the threat of the Avian Influenza, commonly known as ‘Bird Flu’. According to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, the highly contagious virus is often transmitted by migratory birds and can be introduced to poultry farms through...
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