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Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown.

RADA Hosts Livestock Clinic in Westmoreland on December 19

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at the Westmoreland Parish Office in Llandilo, on Friday, December 19, beginning at 10 a.m. In an interview with JIS News, RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, said key partners...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Early Interventions by Government Yielding Results in Agricultural Sector

Minister Green Hails Farmers’ Resilience in Driving Post-Hurricane Agricultural Recovery

Importance of Training and Extension Support to Agricultural Recovery Strategy Emphasised

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with (from second left) Hi-Pro Vice President, Colonel (ret’d) Jaimie Ogilvie, and Farm Store Manager, Sherrae Wong-Black; and Chairman of the Agriculture Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force, Michael Pryce. The group convened at Hi‑Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 17) for the handover of $5.5 million in essential farming inputs, including livestock feed, chicks, and fertilisers, to support farmers recovering from Hurricane Melissa.

Agriculture Ministry Receives $5.5M Hurricane Melissa Relief Inputs from Hi-Pro

Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (right), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Dr. Norman Grant (centre), during a ceremony held at JACRA’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (December 17) to donate over 2,000 bags of fertiliser valued at approximately $10 million to key stakeholders in the coffee sector. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, Donald Salmon. The initiative is in keeping with JACRA’s commitment to supporting productivity and sustainability within Jamaica’s coffee industry following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

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PHOTOS: JACRA Donates 2,000 Bags of Fertiliser Valued at $10 Million to Coffee Industry

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents chickens and feed to Holland-based farmer, Claudeen Johnson (left), during a handover ceremony for broiler chickens and feed, held in Holland Village, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (December 16). Also participating is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson.

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Ministry Commences Distribution of 100,000 Broiler Chickens

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has commenced the distribution of 100,000 broiler chickens and feed to farmers islandwide. This is part of a $100-million Broiler Recovery Programme, aimed at restoring poultry production following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The programme was launched on Tuesday (December 16), during...

Public Education Specialist with the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Christeen Forbes, and Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Rohan Stewart, take part in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on December 17.

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Thousands of NIC Customers and Others Receive Free Non-Potable Water

More than 3,000 customers and others have received free non-potable water from the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), under its programme to provide the commodity to affected communities, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. This represents 15,000 cubic metres or 3.9 million gallons to more than 60 communities across parishes most affected. Public Education Specialist with the NIC, Christeen Forbes, said...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background centre) shares a moment with newly minted landowners after a land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday ( December 12). Also participating in the ceremony were Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, Andrew Morris (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth right).

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Government Looking to Better Utilise State Owned Lands

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is examining how state-owned lands can be better organised and utilised to support structured communities, while preserving critical agricultural areas. Addressing residents during a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12), Prime Minister Holness said there is a deliberate effort to bring...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the main address during Newport‑Fersan (Jamaica) Limited’s Hurricane Melissa Support Handover Ceremony, held on Thursday (December 11) at the fertiliser company’s headquarters in Kingston. The entity has donated fertiliser, valued $25 million, to be distributed to farmers severely impacted by the major category-five hurricane.

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Farmers to Receive Post-hurricane Soil-testing Support to Guide Replanting Efforts

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Agricultural Land Management Division have been mandated to conduct soil tests and guide farmers on replanting, while distributing support items in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, who was speaking during Thursday’s (December 11) handover ceremony for $25 million worth...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares in the symbolic handover of fertiliser by Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited with the company’s Managing Director, Dennis Valdez (centre), and Chairman of the Agriculture Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force, Michael Pryce. The occasion was Newport-Fersan’s Hurricane Melissa Support Handover Ceremony, held on Thursday (December 11) at the fertiliser company’s headquarters in Kingston. Newport-Fersan donated $25 million worth of fertiliser (over 7,000 bags), to be distributed to farmers who were severely impacted by the major category-five storm.

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Newport-Fersan Donates $25 Million Worth of Fertiliser to Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has received a major boost for the agricultural sector’s recovery, with Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited handing over $25 million worth of fertiliser to be distributed to severely affected farmers. This follows the catastrophic impact on the sector by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. During the handover ceremony on December 11 at Newport-Fersan’s headquarters in...

Cedar Valley farmers in St. Thomas proudly display post-Hurricane Melissa crop-recovery kits received on December 9, to aid recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa.

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Farmers in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas Receive Post-Hurricane Crop-Recovery Kits

Farmers in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, are now better positioned to resume agricultural production, following the official handover of post-hurricane crop-recovery kits under the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, implemented by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). WUSC SAC Country Coordinator for Jamaica, Nelsa English-Johnson, speaking during the December 9 handover session at Mango Row Church of...