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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a recent sitting of the House of Representatives.

No Conch Closed Season Regulations as Sector Recovers from Overexploitation

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has indicated that no consideration is currently being given to implementing closed season regulations for conch, as the sector is still in recovery. He made the announcement while responding to questions...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green participates in a panel discussion during the JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast, hosted by the JMMB Group at Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 16).

Agritourism Model Key to Retaining Tourism Earnings – Minister Green

Gov’t Introduces Modern Lobster Declaration System for Fishers

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is flanked by State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), and Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (right), as he addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, during its review of the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure at Gordon House on March 6.

New Spiny Lobster Framework Safeguards Legitimate Catch and Strengthens Oversight

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (sixth right), unveil the greenhouse established at the St. Catherine High School under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-Food Systems (IRL) Project. They are joined by stakeholders in the programme, including students at the institution. The infrastructure was handed over on Wednesday (March 25), during the IRL project’s closing ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School.

St. Catherine High Receives Greenhouse Under IRL Project

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Government of Jamaica’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (GOJ/SAWP) Scholarship, held on Tuesday (March 31) at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre, on East Street in Kingston. Sixty scholarships will be awarded for the start of the 2026/2027 academic year, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the SAWP.

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Farm Workers Off to Canada as SAWP Celebrates 60 Years

Nearly 300 farm workers departed for Canada on Wednesday (April 1), under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). This follows the departure of another 180 seasonal workers on Monday, March 30, which included a group of 31 bound for the United States. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., charged the Canada-bound men and women to remember...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right), with farmers at a graduation ceremony for 50 cocoa farmers who successfully completed training in Cocoa Frosty Pod Disease Management, held on April 1 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The farmers received seeds and agricultural tools from the Ministry. They are (from left) Herbert Freckleton, Andrae Forrester, and Pauline Bryce.

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Trained Cocoa Farmers Receive Seeds and Tools

Fifty cocoa farmers who successfully completed training in Cocoa Frosty Pod Disease Management have received seeds and agricultural tools from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The presentation took place at a graduation ceremony held on April 1 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, explained that the donation by the Ministry was part of...

Senior Strategist, Consultant and Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Michael Pryce, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

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Farmers Urged to Boost Production to Ensure Food Security

Senior Strategist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Michael Pryce, is calling on farmers to boost production to safeguard the country’s food security, particularly as another hurricane season approaches. “Do what you do best – produce. The Ministry will support you. We will not always be perfect, and we may not be as timely all the time as...

Senior Strategist, Consultant and Advisor to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Michael Pryce, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

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Gov’t Invests Over $300m In Fisheries Sector Post-hurricane Recovery

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has invested more than $300 million in recovery efforts to support fisherfolk and revitalise the fisheries sector following Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. Senior Strategist, Consultant and Advisor to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Michael Pryce, outlined during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that efforts are under way to...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, piloting the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order and Resolution in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 24.

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Gov’t Maintains Conch Levy at US$0.50

The levy on exported conch for the upcoming season will remain at US$0.50 per pound. The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 24), approved the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order and Resolution to facilitate the move. Piloting the legislation, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said Hurricane Melissa caused significant damage to the industry and impacted...

Boats that were handed over to fisherfolk from Oracabessa and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, and Bryan’s Bay and Hope Bay in Portland, at Pagee Fishing Beach in St. Mary on March 18.

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Fishers In St. Mary, Portland Receive New Boats and Engines

Four more fishers have received new boats and engines under the Government’s Fisheries Production Incentive Programme, enabling them to resume their livelihoods following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. They are from Oracabessa and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, and Bryan’s Bay and Hope Bay in Portland. Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, handed over the equipment at the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during the symbolic cheque handover ceremony for the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) Roots Resilience Parametric Insurance Programme, held on Monday (March 9) at the GK General Insurance office in New Kingston.

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Farmers and Fishers to Gain Expanded Coverage Under GK Weather Protect Programme

Farmers and fishers insured under the GraceKennedy (GK) Weather Protection Programme are set to benefit from expanded support, following strategic adjustments to the framework of the insurance scheme. One major update is the transition of the parametric scheme to year-round coverage against hurricane winds, excess rainfall, and drought, eliminating the need for farmers to reapply each season. Additionally, payout thresholds...