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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica House.

Agriculture Sector Records First Quarter Calendar Year Growth of Over 10 Per Cent

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says preliminary figures indicate that the agricultural sector grew by over 10 per cent during the first quarter of 2024. He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Agriculture Ministry Providing Two Water Trucks to Serve St. Elizabeth and St. Catherine

Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Hanover Association of Branch Societies Parish Manager, Kamiel Scott.

Hanover Agricultural and Industrial Show Slated for May 24

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), commissions a new 5,000-gallon water truck into service at the Lydford Industrial Park in St. Ann on Friday (April 19), which will benefit farmers in the parish. He is joined by (from left) Parish Agricultural Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. Ann, Delroy Luke; Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter; Director on JBM Board of Directors, Michelle Campbell Sawyer; and Vice Chairman of the JBM Board of Directors, Robert Chung.

St. Ann Farmers Get 5,000-Gallon Water Truck

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a seminar on ‘Navigating Challenges: Enhancing Small Producers in Cultivating Cash Crops’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew on April 18. The session was staged by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work.

PHOTOS: Floyd Green Addresses Seminar on Enhancing Small Producers in Cultivating Cash Crops

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JACRA to Facilitate Increase in Regulated Agricultural Commodities

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) will be seeking to facilitate an increase in the production of regulated agricultural commodities (RACs) by at least 20 per cent in the 20024/25 fiscal year. This is contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2025. The increased production is expected to fill supply...

Forest Technician at the Forestry Department, Kerry Ann McLean, interacts with students at the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day & Expo 2024, held at Brown’s Town Primary School in the parish, on Wednesday, April 17.

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Jamaica 4-H Clubs Embarks on New Initiative

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has embarked on a new initiative aimed at galvanising support from regional partners across the Caribbean. Executive Director, Peter Thompson, said the organisation is drafting a regional strategy to involve Caribbean islands in supporting youth-in-agriculture programmes and enhancing food security in the region. “We have taken leadership at the 4-H level to organise that, and in...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), discusses characteristics of a local banana variety with (from left) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Tannecia Stephenson; General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Ferguson-Conie; Chairperson of the Musa Technical Working Group, Caribbean Plant Health (CPHD) Directors Forum, Nelson Laville; and Phytopathologist, Plant Health Institute of Montpellier, Dr. Yolande Chilin Charles. Occasion was the opening of the Regional Musaceae Priority Disease – Banana Diagnostic Workshop on Monday (April 15) at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew.

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PHOTOS: Agriculture Minister Addresses Opening of Regional Banana Workshop

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), discusses characteristics of a local banana variety with (from left) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Tannecia Stephenson; General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Ferguson-Conie; Chairperson of the Musa Technical Working Group, Caribbean Plant Health (CPHD) Directors Forum, Nelson...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (seated right); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (seated second right); Director of Projects, Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited, Courtney Harford (seated second left) and Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation, Vivion Scully, affix their signatures to documents for the implementation of the Agro-Investment Corporation irrigation Transmission Force Main and Equipping project, at a ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on April 11. Witnessing the signing (standing from left) are Programme Lead, The World Bank Group, Emre Ozaltin; Managing Director, Beckford and Dixon Limited, Everad Dixon; Director, Finance and Corporate Planning, National Irrigation Commission, Lillian Smith; and Director of Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ainsworth Carroll.

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Farmers in Agro Parks at Ebony Park, Clarendon, to Benefit from Improved Irrigation

More than 100 farmers within agro parks in Ebony Park, Clarendon, are to benefit from improved irrigation infrastructure and equipment for their crops, thereby minimising agricultural output loss. This will be facilitated through a $106-million contract for the implementation of the Agro-Investment Corporation irrigation Transmission Force Main and Equipping project, which was signed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.

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Banana Diagnostic Workshop to Be Held in Jamaica April 15-19

At least six Jamaicans engaged in agriculture are to benefit from the upcoming regional training in Banana diagnostics and surveillance. Being held from April 15 to 19 at the Life Sciences Department of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, the workshop will train at least 15 persons from across the region. Training is part of the wider regional...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), engages in a light discussion with Director of Projects, Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited, Courtney Harford (second right), during the $106-million contract signing ceremony for the Agro-Investment Corporation Irrigation Transmission Force Main and Equipping Project, at Ebony Park, Clarendon, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on April 11. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation, Vivion Scully; Programme Lead, The World Bank Group, Emre Ozaltin and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

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Support for Farmers Impacted by Drought

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has earmarked $90 million to provide support to the nation’s farmers that are being impacted by the current drought conditions. The money will be used to truck water, provide drip irrigation and other assistance for crop and livestock farmers as part of the Ministry’s drought mitigation programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, provided...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter.

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Essex Valley Project to Transform Agriculture, Rural Development – Witter

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, says the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) will revolutionise farming and rural development in South St. Elizabeth and its environs. The project, which is slated for completion in early 2025, will deliver 1,700 cubic metres of water per hour, benefiting more than 700 farmers operating...