Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second right), look at seedlings at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) nursery during a tour of the facility in St. Andrew on January 8. Others (from left) are Director, Bauxite Lands, JBI, Kemoy Lindsay; and JBI Nursery Assistant, Telonice Maylor...

Coffee farmers will be prioritised under the new FACE of Food initiative, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. FACE is the acronym for Food Security, Agribusiness Development, Climate Smart Technologies and Export Expansion. The Minister disclosed that in the next financial year, the Ministry will launch the Crop Restoration and Establishment Programme (CREP), focused on rebuilding...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has assured farmers in Eastern Portland that efforts will be made to rehabilitate more farm roads in the area, in the upcoming 2024/2025 financial year. The Minister made the commitment, following a tour of several farms in the parish on January 3, where he assessed the impact of recent heavy rainfall...

An all-of-Government approach will be taken to assist farmers in Portland who have been impacted by recent heavy rains. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, who toured sections of Portland Eastern on Wednesday (January 3) to get a first-hand look at the extent of the damage, said he will be having dialogue with Prime Minister, the Most...

Government support for agriculture will be strengthened this year to boost productivity and enhance the sector’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP). Agriculture currently contributes about 8.3 per cent of GDP, and the aim is to get to the nine per cent mark, said Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. “I believe that [this] will be an exceptional...

The Portland police is encouraging livestock farmers to make timely reports of thefts of their animals. Superintendent in charge of the parish, Lloyd Darby, said that too many farmers are making late reports, which hampers the ability of the police to nab those responsible for the theft. “Sometimes it is long after the fact that they get the police involved,”...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging private-sector support for the Backyard Gardening Programme. Under the initiative, kits containing seeds, fertiliser, chemicals and tools such as small forks and shovels, as well as information, are provided to interested persons across the island to support planting. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer at RADA, Winston Simpson,...