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Agriculture Ministry Revitalising Dairy Industry
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has announced a new programme to revitalise the dairy industry to meet local and international demand for milk and milk products. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, in his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral...
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RADA to Stage St. Elizabeth Agri Fest May 31
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host the St. Elizabeth Agri Fest at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Sports Complex in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on May 31, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Public Relations and Communication at RADA, Camille Beckford, said the show has grown over the years to become a highly anticipated...
Farmers Urged to Manage Beet Armyworm Population in Warmer Months
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers to ramp up mitigation strategies to control the beet armyworm population in their fields. The beet armyworm, which develops into a moth commonly called the Small Mottled Willow Moth, is one of the most popular agricultural pests. Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with RADA, Francine Webb, told JIS News...
Ministry of Agriculture to Host TWWH Conference
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be hosting the 11th Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere (TWWH) conference from June 3 to 7, at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, in Montego Bay, St. James. Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, which are pests that limit fruit and vegetable production and exports. This...
Scholarships Available for Agricultural Studies
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging more young people to pursue a career in agriculture, noting that the Government will fund their studies. He said that students can access support through the recently announced $100-million annual scholarship programme. “We are also building on the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship,” he noted. The Rio Tinto/Alcan...
PHOTOS: Launch of JP Farms School Tours
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, look at pineapple suckers being shown to them by Pineapple and Coconut Crop Manager, Jamaica Producers (JP), Tariq Kelly. Occasion was the launch of the JP Farm School Tours on Wednesday (May 29), at JP Farms...
Former Sugar Lands in Clarendon Being Made Available for Farming
The Government will be making former sugar lands in Clarendon available to expand farming, including the cultivation of non-traditional crops. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, made the disclosure while on a tour of farms in Rhymesbury in the parish earlier this month. “This area was the old sugar area and we...