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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon Aubyn Hill (left), shakes hands with Executive Director of Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, at the BSJ Starch Stakeholders’ Symposium on September 19 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.

Industry Minister Promoting Investment in Starches

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...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), listens to a point from Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Omar Sweeney, during a tour of booths at the Jamaica Institution of Engineers’ (JIE’s) Engineers Week Conference on Tuesday (September 17) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing in the conversation are Chairman of Professional Engineers Registration Board (PERB), Glaister Ricketts (second right); and President of the JIE, Oneil Josephs.

Agriculture Minister Calls for Greater Collaboration with Engineers to Boost Food Security

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for input supplies to Buff Bay Valley coffee farmers at the Bangor Ridge Church of God of Prophecy on September 11.

Portland Coffee Farmers Get Fertilisers and Herbicides

Participants in one of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Digital Services Portfolio (DSP) Workshops.

FAO Pilots Online Project to Assist Farmers

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a media briefing at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens complex, recently.

Farm Roads Being Rehabilitated

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), examines a package of coconut flour that was on display at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) complex in Kingston on Saturday (August 31). The occasion was an event in celebration of World Coconut Day. With him (from left) are Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke Harris, and CIB General Manager, Shaun Cameron.

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PHOTOS: State Minister Witter Attends Event Celebrating World Coconut Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), examines a package of coconut flour that was on display at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) complex in Kingston on Saturday (August 31). The occasion was an event in celebration of World Coconut Day. With him (from left) are Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, presents a cash voucher to fisher, Lillian Brown, during the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) post- Hurricane Beryl relief programme in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, on Friday (August 30). Fisherfolk sustaining losses during the hurricane’s passage on July 3, received cash vouchers.

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NFA Distributes Post-Hurricane Relief Cash Vouchers to Fisherfolk in Whitehouse, Westmoreland

In a bid to further support fisherfolk who were impacted during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3, the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), on Friday (August 30), distributed cash vouchers to those based in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, who suffered losses. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, participated in Friday’s exercise, which saw approximately 109 fishermen and women receiving vouchers....

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer (right), presents a voucher for fertiliser to banana farmer Althea McFarlane, during a Hurricane Beryl recovery handover ceremony held by the Banana Board at the Bethel United Church in Highgate, St. Mary, on August 27.

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PHOTOS: Banana Board Hurricane Beryl Recovery Handover Ceremony

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer (right), presents a voucher for fertiliser to banana farmer Althea McFarlane, during a Hurricane Beryl recovery handover ceremony held by the Banana Board at the Bethel United Church in Highgate, St. Mary, on August 27.

World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer, Michael Swaby, observes bananas that are planted by intercropping on his coconut farm in Crescent, St. Mary.

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Banana Farmers Urged to Use Fertilisers After Heavy Rainfall to Promote Crop Recovery

The Banana Board is reminding farmers to prioritise the proper use of fertilisers after periods of heavy rainfall, to promote crop recovery. General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, told JIS News that periods of heavy rain can lead to the depletion of essential nutrients in the soil. “When you have had a hurricane and if you had a...

General Manager of the Banana Board, Mrs. Janet Conie, says a shortage of Banana and Plantain can be expected in the coming months.

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Banana Board Urges Farmers Not to Accept Planting Material Sourced Overseas

The Banana Board is urging farmers across the island not to accept plant material known to be sourced overseas. This, in light of the deadly Tropical Race Four (TR4) Disease, which can wipe out Jamaica’s entire banana and plantain cultivations, reportedly surfacing in at least one country. Against this background, the Board is encouraging farmers to be vigilant. General Manager,...

General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.

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Banana and Plantain Farmers Urged to Contact Banana Board for Help with Pest Eradication

Banana and plantain farmers experiencing crop pest infestation are being urged to contact the Banana Board for assistance in eradicating these parasites. General Manager, Janet Conie, says bananas are affected by several pests and disease agents that affect different sections of the plant. One of the most prevalent is the borer weevil, also known as the banana borer, which eats...

Director, Agribusiness Market Distribution and Logistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Krishna Badaloo (right), addresses a fruit tree resuscitation training session in Yallahs, St. Thomas, on Wednesday (August 28).

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RADA St. Thomas Parish Office Trains Farmers in Post-Hurricane Fruit Tree Resuscitation

Approximately 70 farmers in St. Thomas and neighbouring parishes are now better able to manage their operations, following a Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) fruit tree resuscitation training exercise on Wednesday (August 28). The session, organised by RADA’s St. Thomas parish office, was held in Norris, Yallahs, and featured information-based and practical sessions moderated by key stakeholders. The event formed...