| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Deputy Project Director for the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, Munish Persaud, speaks at the 2025 Yam Symposium held at the Kendal Camp and Conference Centre in Shooters Hill, Manchester, recently. Mr. Persaud is also the Advisor on Agriculture and Capacity-Building with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Caribbean.
Deputy Project Director for the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, Munish Persaud, speaks at the 2025 Yam Symposium held at the Kendal Camp and Conference Centre in Shooters Hill, Manchester, recently. Mr. Persaud is also the Advisor on Agriculture and Capacity-Building with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Caribbean.

Resilience of Yam Producing Sector Being Strengthened

The Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project is working to strengthen the resilience of Jamaica’s yam producing sector. The Sweet Yam Pilot Project, which forms part of the SAC’s work, focuses on improving Jamaica’s capacity to produce dependable planting...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, displays oranges while on a recent tour of the St. Catherine-based Trade Winds Citrus Limited’s farm in Bog Walk.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, displays oranges while on a recent tour of the St. Catherine-based Trade Winds Citrus Limited’s farm in Bog Walk.

Citrus Industry Rebounds
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), turns on the valve at the commissioning ceremony for the Middle Quarters Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Observing are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), and other dignitaries.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), turns on the valve at the commissioning ceremony for the Middle Quarters Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Observing are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), and other dignitaries.

Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Remain Firm and Resolute Against Criminals
International Consultant and Project Manager for the Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient (IRL) Agri-food Systems project, Dr. Inessa Salomão says the project aims to help beneficiaries generate additional streams of income.
International Consultant and Project Manager for the Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient (IRL) Agri-food Systems project, Dr. Inessa Salomão says the project aims to help beneficiaries generate additional streams of income.

Kitson Town Residents To Benefit From Resilient Agri-food Systems Project
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update to members of the Diplomatic Corps during a Ministerial Briefing on day three of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s Diplomatic Week on Wednesday (March 12). The briefing was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update to members of the Diplomatic Corps during a Ministerial Briefing on day three of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s Diplomatic Week on Wednesday (March 12). The briefing was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Open for High-Value Agricultural Investments – Minister Green

More

Senior Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown.
Agriculture

RADA Encourages Farmers to Plan for Drought During Periods of Rain

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers to maximise on periods of rainfall as part of drought management efforts. Livestock Specialist with RADA, Maxine Brown, said that drought planning is ideal during periods of rainfall. “I find a lot of persons plan for drought, in the drought, and we have to always remember that we need to plan...
Read more
Senior Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown.
Agriculture

RADA Officers Receiving Livestock Management Training from Mexico

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is benefiting from best practices in livestock management from Mexico. The support is being provided under a technical cooperation arrangement between the countries, coming out of a proposal submitted by RADA to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. “It is really looking at the capacity-building of our livestock personnel and our stakeholders in...
Read more
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets an onion farmer during a recent farm tour in St. Thomas Western.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry to Provide Vital Support for Onion Farmers in St. Thomas Western

Onion farmers in Abbey, St. Thomas Western, who encounter challenges accessing their properties when the river flowing through the community is in spate will receive welcome assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, disclosed during a recent tour of onion farms in the constituency that the intervention is intended to give the farmers...
Read more
Country Coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean Project being implemented by WUSC Caribbean, Nelsa English Johnson.
Agriculture

Yam Symposium to Be Held March 11

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector are being invited to the 2025 Yam Symposium on Tuesday, March 11, to be held at the Kendal Camp and Conference Centre in Shooters Hill, Manchester. The Symposium, which begins at 10:00 a.m., is being staged by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Caribbean, under the theme ‘Empowering Farmers, Connecting Stakeholders’. Country Coordinator for...
Read more
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Friday (March 7). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (left) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Agriculture

First Freshwater Fish Agro-Park to Be Established in Mitchell Town

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has announced plans for the establishment of an agro park in Mitchell Town, Clarendon to produce freshwater fish.   “We're going to embark on our first ever freshwater fish agro-park; so, it will be an aqua-park. What it means is, just as you can go to an agro-park and you can rent...
Read more
Agriculture

State Minister Outlines Support for Farmers in Trelawny

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, has assured that the Government continues to provide much needed support to farmers in Trelawny. Mr. Witter was addressing the 68th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held in Trelawny on Wednesday (March 5). He emphasised that the Ministry remains committed to...
Read more
Agriculture

RADA Encourages Persons to Become Livestock Officers

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging interested persons to consider becoming Livestock Officers. Senior Livestock Specialist with RADA, Maxine Brown, told JIS News that currently there is only one Livestock Officer per parish. “It can be quite challenging for the one officer to try to serve all the needs of the farmers and we understand, too, that the...
Read more