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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), shares a photo opportunity with guests attending the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) Eighth International Technical Symposium and Exhibition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 13). From left are Director, Sectoral Programmes, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador David Prendergast; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; CPA President, Hamant Mahabir; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Executive Director, CPA, Nisa Surujbally, and Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture and Land, Dr. Dayton Campbell.

Prime Minister Calls for Thriving Agricultural Ecosystem to Sustain Tourism and Boost National Outputs

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica needs a commercial ecosystem that promotes long-term investment in the agricultural sector to significantly boost national outputs and fully sustain the island’s visitors. He said with more than four million...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, sits in one of the two tractors handed over by the Ministry to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth and Manchester parish offices. The occasion was the launch of the RADA Connect initiative and the handover ceremony for the tractors at Newell High School in Watchwell, St. Elizabeth, on May 8.

Agriculture Ministry Provides RADA with Two Tractors to Boost Farmer Support

The College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) hosted Research Day 2025 recently to promote innovation in education, science and agriculture.

CASE President Highlights Research as Key to National Food Security

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the official launch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.(RADA) Connect initiative, which was held at Newell High School in Watchwell, St. Elizabeth, on May 8.

Improved Service to Farmers Through RADA Connect

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the main address during the official opening of the Platfield to Brainerd Farm Road in St. Mary on Wednesday (May 7).

Agriculture Ministry Identifies Prime Land in St. Mary for Large-Scale Farming

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth right), cuts the ribbon symbolising the official opening of the Platfield to Brainerd Farm Road in St. Mary, on May 7. Among those participating in the exercise are Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Garnet Edmondson (second left); Councillor for the Richmond Division, Richard Creary (fourth left); and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Fitzroy Wilson (fourth right).

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Rehabilitated Platfield to Brainerd Farm Road in St. Mary Now Open

The rehabilitated Platfield to Brainerd Farm Road in St. Mary is now officially open, bringing improved access to more than 1,600 farmers and vendors. The 500-metre stretch, repaired at an estimated cost of just over $14 million, had its ribbon-cutting on May 7 by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Minister Green, in his address, underscored that...

Community Peer Educator, Delsie Malcolm (left), conducts a health test on farmer Kenneth Lewis, during a health fair and information forum in Pinnock Shafston, Westmoreland, on Tuesday (April 29).

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Over 140 Farmers Benefit from Health Fair and Business Forum in Pinnock Shafston, Westmoreland

More than 140 farmers from Pinnock Shafston in Westmoreland received free screenings and wellness services during a health fair and information forum spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) on Tuesday, (April 29). The initiative was held in celebration of Farmers’ Month, under the theme ‘Celebrating our Food Heroes’, and was intended to support the men and women who...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left); and State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), bid farewell to the 95 farm workers who left the island on Tuesday (April 29) for destinations in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The send-off ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre in Kingston. Another 223 workers left the island on Wednesday (April 30) under the Canadian SAWP.

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Hundreds of Farm Workers Off to Canada

A batch of 223 farm workers will depart the island on Wednesday (April 30) for various provinces in Canada, under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). Of the number, 200 will travel to Ontario, 12 to New Brunswick, three to Quebec and eight to British Columbia, where they will be engaged in harvesting apples, peaches, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, as...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Owen Dobson, during Tuesday’s (April 29) ‘Thank A Farmer’ Wellness Fair at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

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Gov’t Continues to Make Strides in Combatting Praedial Larceny

The Government continues to make significant strides in combatting praedial larceny. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says 139 arrests were made in 2024, compared to 78 the previous year. Additionally, he said there was in rise in the number of cases before the courts, from 138 in 2023 to 201 in 2024. “In 2023, we formed...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Courtney Cole, addresses the closing activity for the two-day Farmers Organization for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (FO4ACP) programme held at the Sea Garden Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (April 29).

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Local Farmers Empowered Under Five-Year Programme

More than US$200,000 has been invested in empowering farmers’ groups in Jamaica since 2019 under the Farmers Organization for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (FO4ACP) programme. “These funds facilitated the development of management tools, the implementation of innovative productive techniques and capacity-building initiatives,” said Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole. He was speaking at...

Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Dr. David Lowe (left), examines a two-month old strawberry plant on Diandra Rowe’s farm as she informs that the average plant is capable of producing some eight pounds of fruit during its lifetime. Observing is Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Event was a tour of Abbey Garden Farm on Strawberry Cluster Open Day, in Mandeville, Manchester, on April 30.

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Strawberry Farmers Access Financing from DBJ

Four strawberry farmers have accessed financing of $43 million from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), to improve and expand their production. Their success stories were outlined at the Strawberry Cluster Open Day hosted by Diandra Rowe, CARICOM’s Champion Youth Farmer for 2023, at Abbey Garden Farm in Mandeville, Manchester, on April 30. The four farms are Synergy Business Solutions,...

Public Relations and Communications Specialist, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Kenrick Morgan, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS ) ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston.

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JACRA to Implement Cutting-Edge Traceability and Regulatory Platform This Year

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) will be rolling out its traceability and regulatory platform later this year. Established in 2017 under the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act, JACRA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. It oversees the development, regulation and standardisation of agricultural commodities such as coffee, cocoa, coconut, and spices,...