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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during Wednesday’s (September 7) sitting of the House of Representatives.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during Wednesday’s (September 7) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Growth in Domestic Crop Production

Preliminary estimates for the second quarter of 2022 (April-June), show domestic crop production growing to 219,667 tonnes, an increase of 7.4 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2021. This is also an increase over the January to March quarter...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 7), at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 7), at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

Ministry Seeks to Expand Agriculture in Urban Areas
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for Trelawny, Courtney Taylor.
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for Trelawny, Courtney Taylor.

RADA Assists Trelawny Farmers to Transition From Sugar Cane
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), plant a tree at the Amity Hall Agro Park in St. Catherine, on August 31. It was the official launch of a multiagency partnership to plant 6,000 trees, in commemoration of Jamaica’s 60th Anniversary of Independence. Others pictured are (from left) Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley A. Henry; Board member of the Agro Investment Corporation, Errol Green; Orville Palmer, and two children of a farmer in the area.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), plant a tree at the Amity Hall Agro Park in St. Catherine, on August 31. It was the official launch of a multiagency partnership to plant 6,000 trees, in commemoration of Jamaica’s 60th Anniversary of Independence. Others pictured are (from left) Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley A. Henry; Board member of the Agro Investment Corporation, Errol Green; Orville Palmer, and two children of a farmer in the area.

Initiative by AIC to Plant 6000 Trees
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), converses with (from left) Project Manager, Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, Wayne Williams; Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Representative, Andrew Dupigny, during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), converses with (from left) Project Manager, Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, Wayne Williams; Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Representative, Andrew Dupigny, during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1).

Southern Plains Agricultural Project Progressing Ahead of Schedule

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Onion farmer, Lawrence Lynch, on his farm in Yallahs, St Thomas, where he has contributed to the parish considerably exceeding the national onion yield.
Agriculture

St. Thomas Farmers Making Strides in Onion Production

Farmers in St. Thomas are being lauded for their significant strides in onion production, which has considerably surpassed the national yield. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., noted that during the fall season, more than 100 hectares of onion have been produced in the parish, with the support of the Ministry’s production incentive programme. “The parish also exceeded...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St Thomas and Westmoreland. The event took place at the Agro-Investment Compound in Kingston on Wednesday (August 24).
Agriculture

Millions Allocated to Help Farmers Prepare Land

Some $20 million has so far been issued to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for a special incentive programme for land preparation. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said: “During my sectoral presentation, we made a commitment to support new farmers through this programme, at a value of $63 million, and I...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth left), participate in a ribbon-cutting exercise at the handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. Joining them are (from left) Parish Agricultural Managers, Westmoreland and St Thomas, Yuri Stephenson and Bevene Martin-Dickenson; Acting CEO, RADA, Winston Simpson; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer.
AgricultureTransport

RADA Gets Backhoes to Assist Farmers in St. Thomas and Westmoreland

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has received two backhoes from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to provide services to farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The units, costing some $38.76 million, were handed over by portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., today (August 24) at the Agro-Investment Corporation compound in Kingston. Mr. Charles Jr said the move...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, bumps fists with participants in the Budding Farmers Summer Grow Camp during a visit to the camp, which was held recently in Kingston. The camp catered to children aged three to 12 and introduced them to techniques of farming.
AgricultureFisheries

Successful Summer Grow Camp Staged by Budding Farmers Jamaica

Budding Farmers Jamaica, the newest Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries-endorsed initiative to promote farming among children, has successfully staged its first in-person Summer Grow Camp, two years after executing the programme online. For three weeks in July, participants, ages 3-12, were engaged in exciting activities to develop their understanding of the environment and promote food security. The camp was held...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the cut in chicken price by $12.50 per kilo by Best Dressed Chicken.
AgricultureFisheries

Agriculture Minister Welcomes Chicken Price Cut

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the price cut by Best Dressed Chicken and is anticipating a domino effect across the sector. The company has reduced the cost of its Grade-A Whole Bird and Mixed parts by $12.50 per kilo, as of Thursday, August 18. Minister Charles Jr. said the price cut is coming at a...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the diplomat’s visit to the Ministry’s office.
AgricultureCourtesy Call

Grant of US$20 Million to Support Local Spice Industry

Jamaica’s spice industry is to be amplified by a US$20-million grant from the United States (US), through its Department of Agriculture, over the course of five years. The grant will be disbursed under the ‘Food for Progress’ programme and comes against the background of exponential growth of the spice industry in the US, especially as it concerns ginger, turmeric and...
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