Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded operators of the St. Catherine-based Model Agricultural Production Limited, for investing more than US$2.5 million in farming. During a tour of the farm in Innswood on June 2, Mr. Green said the entity is reaping success from a significant investment and high-tech cultivation. “I am very happy that we are...

Farmers and fishers across the island can now access quality customer care services from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries online. This is through a Customer Feedback System, which was officially launched on Wednesday (May 26) by portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. The online system can be accessed via the Ministry’s website at www.moa.gov.jm using any digital device. It is...

Legislation to formally subsume the functions of the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) under the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) has been approved by the House of Representatives. The Bill, the Agro-Investment Corporation (Amendment) Act, was passed during the sitting of the Lower House on Tuesday (May 25). Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who piloted the Bill, explained that the...

As the nation commemorates National Children’s Day today (May 21), the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) launched new Backyard Vegetable Gardens in Residential Childcare Facilities (RCCFs). The launch took place at The Nest Children’s Home located on the grounds of the Salvation Army on Manning’s Hill Road, where that home received...

The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) will be improving its regulation of the local sector through timely collection and analysis of industry data and regular database updating to track unlicensed importation of brown sugar. As stated in the 2021/22 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the monitoring of unlicensed imports is to alleviate threats to the local industry from illicit...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries is looking to cultivate approximately 1,000 acres of ackee over the next three years through public-private partnership. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says this venture is being embarked as the Government looks to tap into the global ackee market where “we have a competitive advantage”. He was making his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the...

The Government will be spending $605 million this year to lay irrigation pipelines and strengthen capacity-building initiatives within the agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the funds will also be used to construct a global gap facility, adding that another $300 million has been earmarked to dig wells in Paranasuss in Clarendon. He made the...