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Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth
Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth

Hounslow Research Station To Become Centre Of Excellence

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry will be allocating resources to transform the Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth into a centre of excellence for small ruminant production in western Jamaica. He noted that the...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (seated right), listens as Livestock Support Manager at Nutramix, Dr. Gabrielle Young, delivers a presentation at a small ruminants artificial insemination workshop held at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon on August 4. Nutramix, in partnership with Goldmine Boers, hosted the event for approximately 45 to 55 goat farmers.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (seated right), listens as Livestock Support Manager at Nutramix, Dr. Gabrielle Young, delivers a presentation at a small ruminants artificial insemination workshop held at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon on August 4. Nutramix, in partnership with Goldmine Boers, hosted the event for approximately 45 to 55 goat farmers.

PHOTOS: Small Ruminants Artificial Insemination Workshop
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, looks at soap and other items made from goat milk and skin following the launch of the $50-million National Small Ruminant Development Programme at Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday, August 3.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, looks at soap and other items made from goat milk and skin following the launch of the $50-million National Small Ruminant Development Programme at Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday, August 3.

$50 Million Small Ruminant Development Programme Launched
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green, assists in packaging meals for delivery to elderly persons and shut-ins in Middle Quarters recently, under an initiative organised by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC). Serving the soup is Secretary of the CDC, Natasha Williams.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green, assists in packaging meals for delivery to elderly persons and shut-ins in Middle Quarters recently, under an initiative organised by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC). Serving the soup is Secretary of the CDC, Natasha Williams.

Middle Quarters CDC Treats Elderly, Shut-Ins
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the silage handing over ceremony which was held at the Island Dairies Limited dairy farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 23 )
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the silage handing over ceremony which was held at the Island Dairies Limited dairy farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 23 )

Government Providing $70M in Funding Assistance for Dairy Farmers

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), looks at sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes being shown to him by farmers Kerise Mighty (second right) and Charles Townsend (right), during a tour of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project at Content in Williamsfield, Manchester on July 22. Also looking on (from left) are Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Country Manager, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc; and the World Bank
AgricultureFisheries

Minister Green Urges Farmers to Utilise Climate Smart Technology

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging farmers to utilise more climate-smart technology and practices in order to minimise crop loss from more frequent and extreme weather events.   He said that as a small island developing state, Jamaica is very susceptible to the effects of climate change.   “We have seen it; no one has to convince us in agriculture about the realities of the longer dry periods, shorter and more intense rainy periods...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at the virtual launch of the GraceKennedy (GK) Weather Protect insurance product on Tuesday (July 20), which was broadcast from the Ministry
Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Welcomes Insurance For Farmers

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the insurance product, GraceKennedy (GK) Weather Protect, which will provide coverage for farmers and fisherfolk impacted by adverse weather events. The policy is being provided through GK Insurance and will protect the businesses of farmers and fishers against heavy rain, wind and drought. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), with St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, Saboto Caesar (left), on day one of the inaugural CanEx Psychedelics Summit, at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 15.
Agriculture

Protocols in Place for ‘Magic Mushrooms’

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the government has put in place interim protocols to facilitate the cultivation and processing of psilocybin mushrooms, also known as ‘magic mushrooms’ in Jamaica. “What we have been doing with the team is really looking at how can those who want to participate in the industry at least know the protocols...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (File Photo)
Agriculture

Small Ruminant Farmers Advised Against Action To Push Up Production Costs

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is advising small ruminant farmers that creating their own cocktail of medicine to treat parasites in animals is not sustainable and will lead to greater production costs. “In Jamaica, we hear from our farmers the stories that there is significant resistance to the main classes of drugs available for treatment, and as...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the SCJ Holdings Limited in St. Catherine on Friday (June 25).
Agriculture

New Unit To Manage Lease Of Farmlands In Greater Bernard Lodge Development

The Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited has been instructed to form a lease management unit that will better manage arrangements made for the lease of agricultural lands in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a press conference at SCJ Holdings Limited in St. Catherine on Friday (June 25),...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looking at a ditch being built to channel water, during a tour of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development project site in St. Catherine on Friday (June 25). Looking on (from left) are Greater Bernard Lodge Project Manager, Dave Hylton; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; and Managing Director at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Limited, Joseph Shoucair.
Agriculture

Irrigation Pond To Be Built In Greater Bernard Lodge Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a water-retention pond will be constructed to hold 10 million gallons of irrigation water for farmers in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development. Approximately 1,300 acres of land is being reserved in the development for small and medium-sized farmers. The Prime Minister was addressing a press conference at SCJ Holdings Limited in St....
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Senior Veterinary Specialist, Veterinary Services Division, Dr. Suzanne McLennon-Miguel.
Agriculture

Collaboration Crucial In Developing Effective Food-Safety Systems

Senior Veterinary Specialist, Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Suzanne McLennon-Miguel, says continuous collaboration between ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) is crucial in the development of effective food-safety control systems locally. Speaking with JIS News, she said that the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have established strategic food-safety plans that they...
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