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Trelawny Farmers Urged to Adopt Climate-Resilient Practices

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny Parish Manager, Courtney Taylor, is encouraging more farmers to adopt climate-resilient practices to boost production and ensure food security. The call comes in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, which caused...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agriculture sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa during a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, St. Andrew.

JCF Agricultural Protection Branch Commended for Surge in Praedial Larceny Convictions

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agriculture sector’s output since the passage of Hurricane Melissa during a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

Agriculture Ministry Launches Initiatives to Address Crop Surplus

Acting Manager of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Business and Entrepreneurship Development Unit, Odean Bernard.

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Seeking Support for RYEEP Participants Affected by Hurricane Melissa

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, delivers the keynote address during the National Tilapia Farmers’ Consultation held on Thursday (January 22) at the Caymanas Golf and Polo Resort in St. Catherine.

Agriculture Ministry Announces $20M Post-Hurricane Recovery Package to Revitalise Aquaculture Sector

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter (third left), presents a vertical hydroponic tower to Vice Principal of Manchester High School, Hillary Morgan (fourth left), during a ceremony held at the school on January 22. Others pictured (from left) are Form Captain, Demarco-De Pryce; Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson; Head of the Natural Science Department at the school, Donna Reid; Form Captain, Liaje Waysome, and Agricultural Science Teacher, Suzanne Samuels-Dixon.

2 months ago AgricultureEducationYouth

Boost for Agricultural Education In High Schools

Manchester High and Holmwood Technical High Schools are set to improve agricultural education, with the donation of vertical hydroponic towers and goat houses by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. Speaking at a handover ceremony, held at Manchester High School on January 22, Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter, said both initiatives “reflect how we are...

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right), engages with (from left) National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Gavin Bellamy; NFA Aquaculture Management Officer, Brittany Oates; and Senior Director in the NFA’s Aquaculture Division, DeHaan Brown, during the National Tilapia Farmers’ Consultation hosted by the NFA on Thursday (January 22) at the Caymanas Golf and Polo Resort in St. Catherine.

2 months ago AgricultureFisheries

Gov’t Advancing Plans for Development of Aquaculture Agro-Park and Regional Centre of Excellence

The Government is advancing plans to establish a 300‑acre aquaculture agro‑park at Amity Hall, St. Catherine, alongside the development of a Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Mitchell Town, Clarendon. These developments form part of the strategic measures being pursued to address challenges constraining the local tilapia industry and strengthen Jamaica’s aquaculture sector. State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), shares a photo opportunity with coffee farmers, Miriam McDonald (centre) and Bernice Barrett, while holding one of the professional-grade chainsaws at the handover of power equipment to farmers affected by Hurricane Melissa, at the Jamaica Commodities Regulation Authority (JACRA), 1 Willie Henry Drive, off Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, on January 21. The equipment was provided through a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project, funded by the Government of Japan.

2 months ago Agriculture

Female Coffee Farmers to Benefit from $15-Million Support Project

The Jamaica Commodities Regulation Authority (JACRA) will be embarking on a $15-million Women in Coffee Support Project to provide targeted assistance to female coffee farmers to boost productivity, strengthen participation in the sector, and support entrepreneurship. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, during the handover of farm rehabilitation equipment (chainsaws), at JACRA, 1...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams (left), speaks with farm workers André Ellis (centre) and Arnold Campbell (second right), during a send-off for participants in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) this month at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston. High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman (second left), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), share in the discussion.

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Veteran Urges Fellow Farm Workers to Plan, Stay Focused

Veteran farm worker, Arnold Campbell, is encouraging his fellow Jamaicans participating in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) to stay focused and set clear goals as to what they want to achieve. The native of Brown’s Town in St. Ann, who departed the island for Canada earlier this month for his 28th trip under the SAWP, told JIS News that...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

2 months ago Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Register with RADA and Secure Receipt Books Under Agricultural Produce Act

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, is encouraging farmers across the island to register with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and purchase their Agricultural Produce Receipt Books. This, he says, is in keeping with the requirements of the Agricultural Produce Act (APA). Mr. Grant explained that the JAS, as an agency under the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), shares a photo opportunity with coffee farmer Miriam McDonald (centre) and Bernice Barrett (right), while holding one of the professional-grade chainsaws during the handover of power equipment to farmers affected by Hurricane Melissa, at the Jamaica Commodities Regulation Authority (JACRA), 1 Willie Henry Drive, off Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, on January 21. The equipment was provided through a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project, funded by the Government of Japan.

2 months ago Agriculture

Coffee Farmers to Get Chainsaws to Clear Debris and Restore Access to Farms

Coffee farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa will receive professional-grade chainsaws on a loan basis to help clear debris and restore access to their farms as part of a targeted rehabilitation initiative for the sector. The initiative is being delivered under the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community Project, implemented by the United Nations...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), interacts with participants in the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, during a graduation ceremony on June 13 last year, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

2 months ago AgricultureCultureFisheriesMining

Training Commences for 2025/26 Cohort of RYEEP Builder

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs officially commenced training for the 2025/2026 cohort of the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, on (January 20). This marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s recovery efforts, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in October last year. Training was originally scheduled to begin in November but the organisation was forced to delay operations...