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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Feeken (left), interact with farmworker, Geraldine Weir during a send-off ceremony for agricultural workers at the National Insurance Fund premises in New Kingston. The workers left the island for the United States on Friday (Sept. 3). Photo: Adrian Walker
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Feeken (left), interact with farmworker, Geraldine Weir during a send-off ceremony for agricultural workers at the National Insurance Fund premises in New Kingston. The workers left the island for the United States on Friday (Sept. 3). Photo: Adrian Walker

PHOTOS: Farm Workers Send Off

 
L-R Minister Green, MP Franklin Witter and farmer Byron McCarty - Dunder Hill St. Elizabeth.
L-R Minister Green, MP Franklin Witter and farmer Byron McCarty - Dunder Hill St. Elizabeth.

Farmers Bouncing Back After the Storms
A Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department plants a Caribbean Pine sapling in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon.
A Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department plants a Caribbean Pine sapling in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon.

Jamaica To Host 32nd LACFC Meeting From September 6 To 10
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles, while viewing crops destroyed by recent flood rains during a tour of farms in Bog Hole, Clarendon, on Wednesday (September 1).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles, while viewing crops destroyed by recent flood rains during a tour of farms in Bog Hole, Clarendon, on Wednesday (September 1).

PHOTOS: Minister Green Tours Farms In Bog Hole, CLARENDON
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

Uptick In External Demand For Jamaican Agricultural Produce

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Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Alecia Brown-Forbes.
Agriculture

More Linkages To Support Farmers

The Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest) has been working to link and maintain linkages between farmers and new agro processors and purveyors, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This move forms part of Agro-Invest’s approach to innovate marketing methods for suppliers of local produce. Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown Forbes, said the pandemic has brought about quite a number...
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AgricultureScience

SRC and ITC Formally Commit to Boosting the Competitiveness of Jamaica’s Coconut Sector

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) of Jamaica, the principal public sector agency responsible for the fostering and coordination of scientific research and the promotion of its application, has signed a collaborative agreement with the International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva, Switzerland. The primary goal of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to increase smallholder farmer and agro-processor productivity and incomes through...
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Manager of Marketing and Communications at the Agro-Investment Corporation, Alecia Brown Forbes, says youth stand to benefit from local and international food-safety certification once they are selected for the programme. Photo: contributed
Agriculture

Youth To Be Certified In International Food Safety

Participants in the Agro-Investment Corporation’s (Agro-Invest) Youth in Agriculture Programme are slated to benefit from local and international food-safety certification. The Programme aims to support the future of farming in Jamaica by providing resources and expertise to select young farmers, with 50 young persons aged 18 to 35 currently participating. Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown-Forbes, says additional...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a recent virtual press conference.
Agriculture

Domestic Crop Production Up 20.3 Per Cent

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting a 20.3 per cent increase in domestic crop production for the April to June 2021 quarter, over the corresponding period last year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said outputs moved from 170,027 tonnes in 2020 to 204,594.8 tonnes this year. “The quarter has produced a new record for domestic crop production. For...
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Manager of Marketing and Communications at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown Forbes Photo: Contributed
Agriculture

Young Farmers Encouraged To Join Youth In Agriculture Programme

The Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest) is encouraging young farmers, aged 18 to 35, to join the Youth in Agriculture Programme. The initiative, which was established in 2017, aims to foster the development of youth working in the agriculture sector by providing them with resources and expertise. Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown-Forbes, says the programme is a partnership involving...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the SCJ Holdings Limited in June. Photo: Adrian Walker
Agriculture

Bidding Process Is On For Greater Bernard Lodge Project

The bid submission deadline for Phase 1 of the Greater Bernard Lodge development project has been extended to September 14. For this bid submission, the administrators of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Master Plan, invite qualified developers to participate in a competitive divestment process for land within the development area. Housing and agriculture will be equally prioritised under the Greater...
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Manager of Marketing and Communications at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown Forbes Photo: Contributed
Agriculture

Landowners Urged To Lease Their Acres For Agriculture

The Agro-Investment Corporation (AgroInvest) is urging Jamaicans who own 30 acres of land or more to consider leasing their properties for agricultural production. This would be facilitated through the Agriculture Landowner Match Programme, which began in May of last year. Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown-Forbes, speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said the programme has...
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