Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said the ongoing Fisheries Licensing and Registration System Project will improve the efficiency of service delivery in the sector. The project, which...

More than 200 elderly persons and shut-ins from Middle Quarters and its environs in St. Elizabeth were treated to a warm meal and care packages recently by the Middle Quarters...

The Government is providing approximately $70 million in loan funding assistance for the island’s dairy farmers.  Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the funds are being provided through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board’s (JDDB) Dairy Concessionary Loan Programme. ...

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...

The country’s fisherfolk and farmers can now access insurance coverage for vessels, vehicles and accessories through Advantage General Insurance. The insurance package, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture...

From Thursday, June 17 – 18 and Friday, June 24 - 25, 2021, private power-producing giant Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group will host its inaugural fisherfolk training programme for sixty...

A levy of US$0.50 has been imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2021 conch season. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (May 19), approved the Conch (Export...

Fifteen fishing beaches will be redeveloped over the next five years, says Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. He said that the redevelopment process will include three beaches...