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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, is urging farming communities to work together in developing seedling centres.

Farmers Urged to Prepare for Dry Season

Farmers across the country can expect normal to below normal rainfall, as the peak period of the dry season approaches. Running from February to April, this peak dry period can affect planting schedules and the watering needs of plants and...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), assists a worker to activate the pump system for one of seven additional irrigation travellers acquired for the Bodles Agriculture Research Station in St. Catherine. The equipment, acquired at a cost of approximately $35.37 million, was handed over during a ceremony at Bodles on Wednesday (January 29). Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Isratech Jamaica Limited, Benjamin Hodara; and State Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter.

Seven Additional Irrigation Travellers Acquired for Bodles Agricultural Research Station

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), is attentive as Papine High School student Raheim Marshall (second right) explains the technique of growing lettuce in a greenhouse. Looking on are fellow students Venicia Raymor (left) and Ashalee Robinson. The Minister toured the greenhouse facility following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and the Papine High School for the utilisation of the greenhouse located at the JBI’s St. Andrew headquarters, on June 14, 2024.

Ministry Bolsters Support for Youth in Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Steven Whittingham (left), in discussion with Chairman, Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), Professor Neville Ying, during the 20th JSE Investments and Capital Markets Conference, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t to Equip New and Renovated Cold Storage Facilities with Renewable Energy Capability

Members of a team from the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, set up a Tomato Leafminer smart trap in the field.

Smart Traps Installed at RADA Offices and Ports of Entry

1 year ago Agriculture

Pest Traps Cited as Critical to Safeguarding Agriculture Sector and Tourism Product

New smart traps installed islandwide to detect the presence of the Medfly and Tomato Leafminer pests, should they enter the country, are expected to be pivotal in safeguarding Jamaica’s agriculture sector and tourism product. In November, 125 smart traps, valued $53 million, were installed by the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection (PQPI) Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources, Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and Creative, St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Samal Duggins, during the 20th Jamaica Stock Exchange Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

1 year ago AgricultureTechnology

Ministry Pursuing Further Partnerships to Integrate More Technology in Agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is looking to partner with private-sector companies to integrate more technology in the sector to improve farming practices, particularly on small farms. Addressing the 20th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, underscored the importance of infusing...

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

1 year ago Agriculture

Rehabilitated Roads to Benefit Farmers in St. Ann

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the opening of two rehabilitated farm roads (Grants Bailey and Thatch Walk to Norwood), will significantly boost agricultural production in St. Ann. Addressing farmers, residents and other stakeholders in Grants Bailey recently, Mr. Green said that the roads will not only assist farmers in these two deep-rural communities in gaining...

1 year ago AgricultureInvestmentTechnology

Jamaica First in Caribbean to Use Smart Trap Technology

Jamaica is the first Caribbean country to use Smart Traps in the surveillance and monitoring of insects that could impact local crops. First installed in November last year, the acquisition of 125 Smart Traps was done through a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection (PQPI) Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), with (from left) Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Courtney Cole; High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman; International Value Chain Expert and Project Coordinator at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Vermaran Extavour; and Counsellor (Development) and Head of Cooperation, High Commission of Canada to Jamaica, Shehryar Sarwar. Occasion was the Gender-responsive Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean National Inception workshop, held on January 23 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

1 year ago AgricultureGender AffairsYouth

25% of New Agro-Park Lands Will Be Allocated to Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Twenty-five per cent of all new agro-park lands will be designated for women, youth and persons with disabilities. This will be done under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s new Feeding the Economy through Empowerment and Development (FEED) Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the Gender-responsive Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean...

Technical Assistant with the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), based in St. Thomas, Miguel Allen.

1 year ago AgricultureDevelopment

Milk Production Remains Steady in St. Thomas

The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) is reporting that milk production remains steady for small dairy farmers in St. Thomas, following the provision of resources after the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Data from the JDDB reveal milk production for 2024 of more than 352,000 litres from small farmers in the parish. Technical Assistant with the JDDB, based in St. Thomas,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), speaks with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman (left), during the recent launch of the Gender-responsive Climate-smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean project, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. At right is Counsellor (Development) and Head of Cooperation, High Commission of Canada to Jamaica, Shehryar Sarwar.

1 year ago AgricultureClimate ChangeGender Affairs

3,500 Women, Youth to Benefit from Training Under Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Project

More than 3,500 women and youth are being targeted for training in agriculture as part of efforts to increase their participation in the sector. The training will be facilitated under the Gender-responsive Climate-smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean project, which was recently launched at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. It is being executed by the Food and...