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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the silage handing over ceremony which was held at the Island Dairies Limited dairy farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 23 )
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the silage handing over ceremony which was held at the Island Dairies Limited dairy farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 23 )

Government Providing $70M in Funding Assistance for Dairy Farmers

By: Serena Grant, July 24, 2021
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 (third left), looks at sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes being shown to him by farmers Kerise Mighty (second right) and Charles Townsend (right), during a tour of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project at Content in Williamsfield, Manchester on July 22. Also looking on (from left) are Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Country Manager, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc; and the World Bank's Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Ozan Sevimli. The Content project is benefiting from support under JSIF’s Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II).

Minister Green Urges Farmers to Utilise Climate Smart Technology

By: Barbara Ellington, July 24, 2021
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green

Insurance Package Launched For Fishers And Farmers

By: Rochelle Williams, June 24, 2021

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