South St. James has been earmarked for the development of a major agro-economic zone aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and driving economic growth. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during the ‘New FACE of Food' stakeholder engagement session at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 17). Mr. Green said that...

St. Thomas farmers who suffered loss or damage from recent heavy rains are receiving essential inputs and supplies through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office. Acting Parish Manager, Errard Stephenson, said that in recent weeks, the entity has distributed more than 589 bags of Irish potato seedlings to farmers in all six extension areas. “Over 100 farmers have...

Farmers are being strongly encouraged to get to know and utilise the relevant Extension Officers assigned to their Divisions by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), to better their operations and to receive support. The call comes from RADA Senior Agronomist, Locksley Waites, who was addressing farmers at a recent Stakeholder Engagement Session in Old Harbour, in St. Catherine. “Colleagues,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry will be partnering with the private sector to get more farmers insured. “Part of what we are doing in partnering with the private sector is to ensure that in times of drought [or] flood, you don’t have to look to the Government to provide that response; you can...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says work is “moving apace” on the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP), which will expand the irrigation and farm road network in sections of Manchester and St. Elizabeth. He was speaking at Thursday’s (January 11) stakeholder engagement under the New FACE of Food programme, held at the Kendal Conference Centre...

 

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), and Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Collin Henry, look at a fishpond in Bushy Park, St. Catherine, by during a tour of farms in the area on January 10.