Farmers have begun receiving assistance under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s $200-million drought-mitigation programme. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, while speaking on ‘Good Morning, Minister’, aired on Love 101 FM on Wednesday (August 30). He advised that $104 million was allocated for trucking water, $48 million is earmarked to purchase three trucks, while other...

With massive Government investments in irrigation systems for farmers, a senior farm leader believes the agricultural sector is poised for greater development and growth. Outgoing First Vice-President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Denton Alvaranga, told JIS News that with irrigation expansion and other support from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the sector should do well. Mr. Alvaranga said...

Participants in a recent virtual Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Measurement and Reporting Workshop have lauded the initiative as critical for furthering the island’s food security efforts. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining; Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Statistics Division convened on August 23, to explore a practical methodology for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter is calling for more registered farmers to get involved in livestock production. Mr. Witter noted that only 15 per cent of registered Jamaican farmers are actively engaged in livestock production. “The importation of live animals is duty-free, so you cannot afford to miss this opportunity. The...

The Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club’s King and Queen, Naqual Allen (second left) and Jamella Halstead (second right), are flanked by Prince, Raheem Smith (left), and Princess, Nyoka Dockery. The royals were at the Club’s 26th anniversary awards ceremony held on Saturday (August 12) at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

The 2023 National Champion Farmer, Owen Bartley, is encouraging more persons to get into goat farming, noting that the sector is profitable. “Goat farming is so big. Right now, management and security are key; you have to have that as number one. If you are not managing the animals, you are not going to survive. You have to take care...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is reporting that more than 24 per cent of lands in agro-parks are now occupied by young farmers, surpassing its target of 20 per cent. Agro-parks are a critical component of the Government’s thrust towards economic development, particularly foreign exchange earnings and savings. They are areas of intensive agricultural production that seek to...