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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).
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).

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...
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.
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.

Hundreds of Farm Workers Off to Canada
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.
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.

Gov’t Continues to Make Strides in Combatting Praedial Larceny
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).
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).

Local Farmers Empowered Under Five-Year Programme
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.
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.

Strawberry Farmers Access Financing from DBJ

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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,...
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Project Manager, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Vanessa Oates (left); Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden (third left); Project Focal Point, BSJ, Tafara Smith (centre); and Project Donor Representative from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), Pablo Jenkins, with hot pepper farmers holding packages of farming equipment and other implements during the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project handover ceremony, on Monday (April 28), at the Kingston offices of theBSJ.
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Project to Increase Export Earnings from Hot Pepper

Increased export earnings from hot pepper are among the projected outcomes from the soon-to-be concluded ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project. The project aims to support increased compliance to sanitary and phytosanitary standards for production and export of Jamaica’s hot pepper to the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK),...
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Chairman of the Westmoreland 4-H Parish Advisory Council, Pius Lacan, addresses the launch of phase two of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project at Icon Importers and Distributors Limited in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Friday, April 25.
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Westmoreland Primary Schools Container Gardening Project Enters Second Phase

The top four institutions have advanced to the second phase of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project. They are New Hope Primary, which took first place, Grange Hill Primary, which placed second and New Works and St. Paul's Primary, which tied for third place. Organised by Icon Importers and Distributors Limited, the competition is designed to promote sustainable agriculture...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right) pauses for a photo with (from left) President of the Kingston and St. Andrew Association of Branch Societies (ABS) of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lawrence Madden; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JAS, Derron Grant; Fidelity Motors Limited General Manager, Deborah Stewart; Restaurants of Jamaica Marketing Manager, Andrei Roper; and 2nd Vice President of the Kingston and St. Andrew ABS/JAS, Trevor Bernard. Occasion was the launch of ‘Agrofest 2025’ on Friday (April 25), at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens complex in Kingston. Agrofest will be held on Saturday, May 31 under the theme: ‘Grow What You Eat… Eat What You Grow’.
Agriculture

‘AGROFEST 2025’ To Highlight Farmers’ Contribution To National Development

The 29th staging of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) Agrofest promises to highlight and celebrate the innovation and invaluable contribution of farmers to national development. The event, which involves  partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, will take place on Saturday, May 31 at the Ministry’s Hope...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shows off a bunch of green plantains while touring booths at the Montpelier Agricultural & Industrial Show, held at the Montpelier Show Ground in St. James, on Monday, April 21. He is joined by (from left) President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Owen Dobson; President of the St. James Branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris; and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon.
Agriculture

Montpelier Research Station to Be Renovated

The Montpelier Research Station in St. James is to be renovated at a cost of $600 million as part of a six-year redevelopment programme spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the Government intends to restore the long-standing agricultural hub. “We're going to be doing a complete renovation, such as putting in...
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