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Fisherfolk in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, constructing fish aggregating devices (FADs) under the Pelagic Fish Training Programme. 
Fisherfolk in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, constructing fish aggregating devices (FADs) under the Pelagic Fish Training Programme. 

Training in Pelagic Fishing

The upcoming training in pelagic fishing is expected to help ease the pressure on Jamaica’s reef fish. Roughly 280 fisherfolk across seven fishing communities will be trained to go farther offshore to catch larger species of fish. These include yellowfin...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), pauses for a photo opportunity with College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) students (from left) Javon Francis, Michska Douglas, and Shanelle Cunningham. The occasion was CASE’s Research Day and Symposium at the institution’s campus in Portland on Thursday (February 29). The event was held under the theme ‘Empowering the Future and Facing the Task – A CASE for Climate Resilience’.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), pauses for a photo opportunity with College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) students (from left) Javon Francis, Michska Douglas, and Shanelle Cunningham. The occasion was CASE’s Research Day and Symposium at the institution’s campus in Portland on Thursday (February 29). The event was held under the theme ‘Empowering the Future and Facing the Task – A CASE for Climate Resilience’.

Gov’t Making Significant Investments in Irrigation Storage and Connectivity for Farmers
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, Denise Daley, and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprises Limited, Stephen Chung. Occasion was yesterday’s (February 29), ceremony to break ground for a $574-million fish hatchery in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, Denise Daley, and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprises Limited, Stephen Chung. Occasion was yesterday’s (February 29), ceremony to break ground for a $574-million fish hatchery in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

Fish Hatchery to Be Constructed at Twickenham Park
President of the Walkerswood Farmers Group in St. Ann, Oral Salve, was one of the beneficiaries of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s hot pepper pest surveillance training.
President of the Walkerswood Farmers Group in St. Ann, Oral Salve, was one of the beneficiaries of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s hot pepper pest surveillance training.

Hot Pepper Farmers Hail Pest Surveillance Training
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

$1.5 Billion Allocated to Complete Southern Plains Agricultural Project

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The Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme aims to boost agricultural production.
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$1.9 Billion for Essex Valley Irrigation Programme

Approximately $1.9 billion has been allocated to continue work under the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the provision are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Implemented in April 2017,...
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The Dairy Barn at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine.
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$406 Million Earmarked to Continue Rehabilitation of Agricultural Research Centres

The Government has made a budgetary allocation of $406 million to commence the second phase of the Rehabilitation of Research Centres project in the agricultural sector in the upcoming fiscal year. The allocation is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon....
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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$35.9M Allocated to Continue Soil Fertility Mapping Project Implementation in 2024/25

An additional $35.9 million has been budgeted to continue work under the Soil Fertility Mapping Project during fiscal year 2024/25. The project, which commenced in October 2021, aims to increase productivity and the quality of agricultural produce through an integrated soil management system. It is also intended to optimise farmers’ profits and enhance farming efficiency, while maintaining good environmental stewardship....
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, tours the showgrounds during the 67th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Trelawny, on Ash Wednesday (February 14).
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$20m Relief Fund Established to Assist Fishers Affected by Recent High-Rising Sea Waves

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining has announced a $20-million relief fund to support fisherfolk who were impacted by high-rising sea waves along Jamaica’s coasts on February 6. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who expressed concern for the affected fishers, made the announcement during the 67th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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$180 Million Earmarked for Completion of Diagnostic Centre at CASE

The diagnostic centre at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland is expected to be completed in the 2024/25 fiscal year. A sum of $180 million has been allocated for the undertaking in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon....
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Technical officers from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, conduct a field simulation activity as part of the recent hot pepper quarantine pest identification and field-simulation exercise.
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Local Stakeholders Trained to Combat Hot Pepper Pests

Sixty-five local stakeholders in the agriculture sector have benefited from training to better identify and tackle pests affecting hot pepper. The hot pepper quarantine pest identification and field simulation exercise was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Improving the Phytosanitary, Food Safety & Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain...
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