Bananas and plantains are expected to return to the market in good supply by February 2025. Addressing Wednesday’s (September 25) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said both crops contribute more than $13 billion annually to Jamaica’s economy, and were severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Detailed assessments revealed that approximately 64...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there will be adequate food supply for Christmas. “Based on the pace of the recovery, based on the support that we have provided, we do expect that we will have a good Christmas. We do expect that we will have adequate supplies, especially of our vegetable lines,” he said. He...

Education Officer for Agriculture, Ministry of Education and Youth, Okemo Duckie (left), with (from second left) Phenomenal Woman Representative, Michelle Sadler; Teacher, Knockalva Polytechnic College, Kereen Stewart; students from Knockalva Polytechnic College, Sandra Cummings, Kemonie Williams and Sanjea Ward; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, during the recent launch of the JAS’s Phenomenal Clubs in...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, on Tuesday (September 24), got a welcome donation of agricultural supplies valued $9 million to assist farmers impacted during Hurricane Beryl’s passage in July. The supplies, inclusive of seeds, fertilisers, protective equipment, drip kits and fungicides, were provided by the Jamaica Agricultural Chemical Association (JACA). Addressing the handover ceremony at the Ministry’s offices...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is calling on local farmers to bolster the nation’s agro-processing sector by increasing the supply of hot peppers to manufacturers. This appeal follows the successful training of 72 hot pepper farmers from the parishes of St Ann, St Mary, St Catherine, Clarendon, and St Elizabeth under the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety, and Market Access...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is highlighting the local starch industry as a major sector for investment to boost food security and economic prosperity. He noted that the sector has significant potential for commercial activities to serve local and export markets. Investing in the cultivation of produce such as sweet potato, cassava and breadfruit can...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater collaboration with the local engineering industry to boost food security through the development of machinery and equipment to improve productivity and build resilience in the farming sector. In his address at the Jamaica Institution of Engineers’ Engineers Week Conference on Tuesday (September 17) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel...