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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, is encouraging farmers to prioritise water conservation during the dry season.

Mixed Weather Conditions Forecast for Jamaica During April to September

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers across the island to prepare their operations for varying weather conditions expected over the next five months. With the transition from the La Niña to the El Niño climate pattern, the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), engages with CB Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mattew Lyn (left), during the launch of the poultry company’s ‘The Time is Now’ campaign held on Wednesday (April 22) at Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen in Kingston.

CB Group Invests $1billion In Rebuilding Egg, Pork Industries

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

To Advance Agri-Tourism Requires Strengthening Agriculture and Fisheries – Minister

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the handover ceremony for fertiliser and other agricultural inputs courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny branch, in Hague, recently.

Minister Outlines Importance of Infrastructure Improvements to Farmers

Stakeholders attend the opening ceremony of the 34th Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CBVMA) Conference and the eighth staging of the Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference (PCVC), at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, recently.

Minister Emphasises Importance of One Health Approach in National Planning

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a recent courtesy call at the Embassy in Washington DC. Minister Green was in Washington for the recent Agriconnect Latin America and the Caribbean Round Table. The Minister also participated in a bilateral meeting with representatives of the World Bank and Inter-American Institute of Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to discuss the Agriconnect Action Plan for Jamaica.

3 weeks ago AgricultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Agriculture Minister Pays Courtesy Call on Ambassador Anderson

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the handover ceremony of fertiliser and other agricultural inputs courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny branch in Hague on April 15.

4 weeks ago AgricultureDisaster ReliefHurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & Recovery

FAO and Government of Jamaica Hand Over Fertiliser to Farmers for Hurricane Recovery Support

Farmers across several parishes are set to benefit from fertiliser and planting material, as the Government intensifies recovery efforts through partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the intervention forms part of a broader push to restore agricultural production following recent climate-related shocks. “What we...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green participates in a panel discussion during the JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast, hosted by the JMMB Group at Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 16).

4 weeks ago AgricultureFisheriesMining

Agritourism Model Key to Retaining Tourism Earnings – Minister Green

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaica’s agritourism model is critical to increasing local retention of tourism earnings while delivering more authentic visitor experiences. He emphasised that community-driven agritourism, as exemplified in Treasure Beach, is yielding some of the strongest returns for the country. “The agritourism model… is the model that really yields the most for...

Stakeholders attend the opening ceremony for the 34th Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CBVMA) Conference and the eighth staging of the Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference (PCVC) at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on Wednesday (April 14).

4 weeks ago AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Gov’t Prioritising Post-Hurricane Livestock Recovery to Safeguard Jamaica’s Food Security

Restoring Jamaica’s livestock sector after the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa is being prioritised as a critical pillar for safeguarding food security and protecting livelihoods. This was underscored by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, whose remarks were delivered by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer, during the opening ceremony for the 34th Caribbean Veterinary...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro- Investment Corporation, Vivion Scully.

1 month ago AgricultureJamaican Diaspora

Agro-Invest Woos Diaspora Investment in Agriculture

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Vivion Scully, is encouraging Jamaicans in the diaspora to tap into investment opportunities within the nation’s agricultural sector. Citing Jamaica’s annual food import bill of approximately US $1.6 billion, Mr. Scully said that the earning potential exceeds that amount, given the 3 million consumers locally, the 3 million visitors to the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Manchester farmer, Georgette Henry-Morgan (eft), examine a crop sprayer being shown to them by Chief Executive Officer of Isratech Jamaica Limited, Benjamin Hodara, during the official lunch of the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour on Wednesday (April 8), at the company’s offices in Kendal, Manchester.

1 month ago Agriculture

Farmers To Benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour

Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Under the programme, being undertaken by Isratech Jamaica Limited, farmers in select parishes will receive free technical assessments and irrigation systems, seedling trays, soil and other inputs to get them back into production....

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right), at the official launch of Isratech’s Resilience Farm Tour, held at the company’s Manchester offices in Kendal, on April 8. At centre is Chief Executive Officer of the company, Benjamin Hodara.

1 month ago Agriculture

Minister Says Markets Are Well Supplied with Agricultural Produce

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says markets are once again well supplied with agricultural produce, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October. He highlighted that crops such as cabbage, lettuce and carrots are now widely available, and noted that bananas and plantains are still in recovery and will take several months to return to...