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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining , Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, examine tomatoes at the Gayle Town Farm in Ballards Valley, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a tour of farms and farm roads that were damaged by the recent heavy rainfall on Friday ( June 16).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining , Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, examine tomatoes at the Gayle Town Farm in Ballards Valley, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a tour of farms and farm roads that were damaged by the recent heavy rainfall on Friday ( June 16).

More Than $60 Million Damage to Crops In St. Elizabeth

The recent heavy rains have caused an estimated $63 million in crop damage in St. Elizabeth, notes Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. Speaking to JIS News after a tour of several...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and farmer from Alligator Pond, Manchester, Laverni Reid, look at watermelons that remain in the field, in the aftermath of recent heavy rains. Occasion was a tour of the area on Wednesday (June 14) to assess the damage.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and farmer from Alligator Pond, Manchester, Laverni Reid, look at watermelons that remain in the field, in the aftermath of recent heavy rains. Occasion was a tour of the area on Wednesday (June 14) to assess the damage.

South Manchester Farmers to Get Assistance
(FILE) A St Elizabeth farm with the new method of watering by drip irrigation, fed from the black tanks.
(FILE) A St Elizabeth farm with the new method of watering by drip irrigation, fed from the black tanks.

Farmers Encouraged to Use NIC Services
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), looks at the colourful display of fruits and vegetables at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Elizabeth ‘Agrifest’ at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Complex in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on June 9. Looking on are (from left): Director of Minerals, Land and Environmental Management in the Ministry, Dorlan Burrell; RADA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Winston Simpson; RADA St. Elizabeth Deputy Parish Manager, Jermaine Wilson; and RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Agricultural Manager (Acting), Mark Lee.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), looks at the colourful display of fruits and vegetables at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Elizabeth ‘Agrifest’ at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Complex in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on June 9. Looking on are (from left): Director of Minerals, Land and Environmental Management in the Ministry, Dorlan Burrell; RADA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Winston Simpson; RADA St. Elizabeth Deputy Parish Manager, Jermaine Wilson; and RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Agricultural Manager (Acting), Mark Lee.

Gov’t Boosting Irrigation In St. Elizabeth
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre) and President, Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Association of Branch Societies (ABS), Albert Green (left), peruse a document during the organisation’s annual general meeting at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions office in St. Andrew on Monday (June 12). With them is the organisation’s Chairman, Lansford Moore.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre) and President, Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Association of Branch Societies (ABS), Albert Green (left), peruse a document during the organisation’s annual general meeting at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions office in St. Andrew on Monday (June 12). With them is the organisation’s Chairman, Lansford Moore.

PHOTOS: Farmers in Kingston and St. Andrew Hailed for Making Significant Strides in Production

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Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole, addresses stakeholders participating in a food-loss and waste-reduction technical workshop at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on June 8. At right is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira.
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PHOTOS: FAO Hosts Food Loss and Waste Reduction Workshop

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole, addresses stakeholders participating in a food-loss and waste-reduction technical workshop at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on June 8. At right is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira.
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Regional Consultant on Food Systems and Governance at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Sara Granados Ortiz.
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Agricultural Stakeholders Benefit from FAO Workshop

Twenty stakeholders in the agricultural sector have received technical support through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to manage Food Loss and Waste (FLW). At a workshop held on June 7, focus was placed on waste and loss management related to harvest and postharvest production, distribution and commercialisation. Regional Consultant on Food Systems and Governance at...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), engages with a student at the HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, Shavana Ellis (right), while touring booths at a World Milk Day function held on Thursday (June 1) at the Sydney Pagan STEM Academy in St Elizabeth. Looking on is Principal, Sydney Pagan STEM Academy, Milbert Miller (second left).
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Almost 10 Per Cent Growth in Milk Production Last Year

New product development and innovative practices in the dairy industry resulted in an almost 10 per cent increase in the nation’s fresh milk production last year. State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, in making the disclosure, said Jamaica produced 12.4 million litres of milk in 2022, which is an improvement of 1.1 million...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), plants spice seedlings along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (centre), and President and Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), Sylvia Megret. Occasion was the launch of the Food for Progress Jamaica Spices project at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Thursday (June 1).
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Jamaica Must Re-establish Its Prominence in the Global Spice Industry – Minister Green

The time has come for Jamaica to re-establish the prominence of its renowned spices – turmeric, ginger and pimento – on the global stage, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.  Speaking on Thursday (June 1) during the launch of ‘Food for Progress Jamaica Spices’, a partnership with the United States of America to revitalise Jamaica’s spice...
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Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordinator, Kalecia Hall, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit is working with the farmers on how to help protect their farms.
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Government Ramps up Sensitisation Sessions to Tackle Praedial Larceny

The Government has ramped up sensitisation around farm-safety procedures, in light of the increase in praedial larceny in recent weeks.  Coordinator in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Ms. Kalecia Hall, told JIS News that the monthly sensitisation sessions are “dictated based on where the reports come from or farmers who contact...
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Project to Revitalise Spice Industry to Launch Thursday

Food for Progress Jamaica Spices, a four-year undertaking aimed at revitalising the island’s spice industry, will be launched on Thursday (June 1). The project, which is slated to run until 2027, is aimed at increasing yields of turmeric, ginger, and pimento on 2,250 hectares of land by 50 per cent, resulting in $20.7 million in sales and $14.5 million in...
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