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Customers purchase produce at the Social Development Commission
Customers purchase produce at the Social Development Commission's (SDC) community market and business fair held at Montego Park Estate in Ironshore, St. James, on Thursday (December 17).

Small Farmers And Business Operators In St. James Benefit From SDC Community Fair

Thirty-five small farmers and 26 operators of local economic initiatives (LEI) in St. James got the opportunity to market their goods during a community market and business fair staged by the Social Development Commission (SDC) on Thursday (December 17). The...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and President of the Walkerswood Farmers’ Association, Denyse Perkins bumping elbows after signing the custodian agreement for the handover of water harvesting infrastructure to farming groups, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens location on December 16.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and President of the Walkerswood Farmers’ Association, Denyse Perkins bumping elbows after signing the custodian agreement for the handover of water harvesting infrastructure to farming groups, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens location on December 16.

Agriculture Ministry Hands Over Water Harvesting Systems To Farming Groups
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a ceremony at the National Irrigation Commission
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a ceremony at the National Irrigation Commission's New Forrest Office in Manchester on December 11 to hand over equipment valued at $29 million to the NIC and the Water Resources Authority (WRA) under the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP).

Agriculture Ministry Increasing The Use Of Solar Energy To Power Irrigation Schemes
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents the keys to a backhoe, valued $24 million, to Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, Joseph Gyles. The provision of backhoe, which was presented during a ceremony at the NIC’s New Forrest office in Manchester on Friday (December 11), was facilitated under the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project. At left is NIC Energy Engineer, Emile Myers.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents the keys to a backhoe, valued $24 million, to Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, Joseph Gyles. The provision of backhoe, which was presented during a ceremony at the NIC’s New Forrest office in Manchester on Friday (December 11), was facilitated under the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project. At left is NIC Energy Engineer, Emile Myers.

Equipment Presented To Agencies Leading Essex Valley Irrigation Project Implementation
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the virtual launch of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, today (December 10).
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the virtual launch of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, today (December 10).

Project Launched By PM To Increase Agricultural Production In St. Catherine And Clarendon

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses farmers at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon, recently.
Agriculture

Minister Wants Farm Lands To Be Put Into Production

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says he has tasked two agencies in the Ministry to spearhead a programme to ensure the use of agricultural lands for farming. According to the Minister, the “highest threat” to farm lands is lack of use, adding that good lands are available for food cultivation, but persons holding them have not been...
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Agriculture

Agriculture Minister To Work With Farmers To Resolve Challenges

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is assuring the nation’s farmers that he values their input and will be steadfastly working with them to resolve the challenges that confront them. “That is the sort of approach that I take to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. I definitely believe in an inclusive approach. I definitely believe that while...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Farmers Lauded For Their Resilience

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is again lauding the nation’s farmers for the resilience they have demonstrated despite the challenges they have been facing as a result of severe weather conditions and other catastrophes. “I want to [commend]… our “food heroes” – our over 220,000 farmers – who, through resilience, have made a tremendous contribution to our...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at one of the vouchers that St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited is making available to farmers who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Managing Director of the company, O
Agriculture

St. Jago Farm And Hardware Supplies Provides $7.5 Million In COVID Support To Farmers

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited for its support to farmers impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through the donation of $7.5 million. Under the initiative, farmers will receive vouchers, which they can redeem for critical inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, plant nutrition and vitamin supplements for animals. Speaking...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Increase In Arrests Of Praedial Larcenists

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is reporting an increase in the arrests of praedial larcenists this year, stemming from new approaches implemented by the Government to tackle farm theft. “Since January [to October], we have had 69 arrests compared to 39 arrests for the same period last year. So there is almost a 100 per cent increase...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the virtual post Cabinet press briefing, held today (November 25).
Agriculture

Cabinet Approves US$25-Million MASP For Inclusion In Investment Programme

Cabinet has given approval for the US$25-million Modernisation of the Agriculture Sector Programme (MASP) to be included in the Public Sector Investment Programme. The initiative is a five-year project that will be executed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and financed by a US$25-million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Speaking at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing today...
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JSWIFT Project Manager and Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Andre Williams. ​
Agriculture

JSWIFT Exceeding Turnaround Time For Processing Trade Documents

The Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) has been doing same day processing for approximately 50 to 70 per cent of documents submitted daily, thereby exceeding expectations of the online portal. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, JSWIFT Project Manager and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams said that the Trade Board Limited (TBL),...
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