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RADA Working with Spice Farmers to Improve Crop Production

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is working closely with turmeric, ginger and pimento farmers to apply research from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project to improve crop quality. Director for Strategic Planning...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), accept a symbolic cheque for $6.2 million to purchase a generator from Chief Executive Officer, GK Foods Domestic, Frank James, and GK’s General Counsel and Chief Corporate Secretary, Gail Moss-Solomon, during a handover ceremony in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on November 1. Farming supplies , valued more than $3 million, were also handed over by the company. The provisions form part of the multi-stakeholder Hurricane Beryl recovery assistance being extended to farmers in the parish.

Farmers in St. Elizabeth Get Assistance from GraceKennedy

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon (third from left), presents a spot prize to Gibraltar All-age School student, Romonia Coore, during the Runaway Bay Primary and Infant School 4-H Club’s open day held on Thursday (Oct. 31). Looking on is Forest Technicians at the Forestry Department, Kerry Ann Newland-McLean (left) and Mackeda Coombs.

4-H Clubs Using Technology To Attract Youth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second left), converses with (from left) Acting Senior Research Director in the Crop Research Unit of the Ministry’s Research and Development Division, Alex Sybron; Seed Certification Consultant, Dr. Lisa Myers-Morgan; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Manager of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fayaz Shah, and Acting Chief Plant Quarantine Produce Inspector, National Plant Protection Organisation, Damian Rowe. The occasion was a recent Plant Breeding in Hot Pepper Production training session, coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

State Minister Underscores Need for Jamaica’s Self-Sufficiency in Seed Production

Acting Chief Executive Officer at EXIM Bank, Errol Barnaby.

EXIM Bank Assists More Than 3,000 Clients

1 year ago Agriculture

Government Finalising Modern Legal Framework for Sugar Industry

The Government is finalising a modern legal framework for the sugar industry and will shortly establish a dedicated training institute for the sector, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He said the industry remains a very important sector that is still critical to the nation’s food security matrix, and the Government must lead a process...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of Eat Jamaican Month at Fruit Blossoms farm in Jericho, St. Catherine, on Thursday (October 31). Eat Jamaican Month is being observed during November.

2 years ago Agriculture

Consumers Encouraged to Support ‘Eat Jamaican’ Campaign

Consumers are being encouraged by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, to support the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign in order to sustain the local agricultural industry. “We must ensure that in and out of season, we are eating Jamaican,” he said during the launch of Eat Jamaican Month, being observed in November, at Fruit Blossoms farm in Jericho,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (seventh right), shares a moment with Clarendon farmers who have benefited from a donation of supplies from Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBML). Occasion was the handover of the items at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish office in Clarendon on Tuesday (October 29). He is joined by Principal Director of Technical Services at RADA, Winston Simpson (third left); and Managing Director of JBML, Donna Howe (sixth right).

2 years ago AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

More Assistance for Clarendon Farmers

Several Clarendon farmers have benefited from $1.5 million worth of agricultural inputs from the Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBML). The items, which include farm tools, protective gear, productivity enhancers, insecticides, pesticides and spraying tools, were handed over by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish office in Clarendon on Tuesday...

Research and Development Specialist with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) Project, Michelle Sherwood, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

2 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryInvestmentTechnology

JaSPICE Project Addressing Local Production Issues

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) Project is making significant strides in addressing critical issues that will drive local production of ginger, turmeric and pimento. The project, being implemented over the next five years, is geared towards revitalising the spice sector in Jamaica to meet existing export and domestic demands. Research and Development Specialist...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), along with (from left): Chief Executive Officer, Devenish Nutrition, Tony McEntee; Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Matthew Lyn, and Minister of State in the Agriculture Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter, examine poultry chicks during the commissioning of CB’s tropical broiler system at the company’s Hill Run Farms, ‘The Nest’, in St. Catherine on Friday (October 25).

2 years ago Agriculture

Consumers Assured of Adequate Chicken Meat for Christmas

Consumers are being assured that there will be an adequate supply of chicken meat for the upcoming Christmas season. This, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, who says the poultry sub-sector is rebounding from the fallout experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl’s passage, just south of Jamaica on July 3. He advised that the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22).

2 years ago AgricultureNational Security and Peace

JCF Commences Recruitment of Agricultural Wardens to Combat Praedial Larceny

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has commenced recruitment of agricultural wardens to combat praedial larceny islandwide. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22). The first recruitment drive was held on October 22 at Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland and another is...

Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, recently.

2 years ago Agriculture

Member of Parliament Renews Call For Animal Pound In Westmoreland

Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson, has renewed his call for the establishment of an animal pound for the parish. “We are facing a crisis with stray animals, particularly cows. We have strays from as far as Western Hanover, which pose a serious threat to road users and significantly contribute to traffic accidents. It is crucial that we address...