The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is in the process of restructuring its marketing system to better enable farmers to find suitable outlets for their produce. “We are determined, this...

A project, which sets out to enhance the climate change resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas, has received an allocation of $8.4 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of...

A sum of $56.6 million has been allocated in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure for several projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, aimed at improving the...

A total of $78 million has been allotted in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure to facilitate job creation endeavours in the agricultural sector for this financial year. Some 1,236 jobs...

Jamaica’s efforts to become compliant with the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) have been boosted through a $100 million allocation in the 2012/13 Estimates...

Some $89.4 million has been allotted to three projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. They are: the Rural Development project, which has received $39 million; the...

A sum of $10 million has been allocated to the Youth Development Programme within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. As contained in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in...

To further increase the volume and value of Jamaica’s agricultural commodities that are marketed profitably and competitively, $66.5 million has been set aside in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure to...

Some $177.6 million has been injected into the Crop/Livestock Production Programme in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. As outlined in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, the programme provides support...

The ability of the agricultural sector to effectively compete will be greatly enhanced this fiscal year, with an allocation of $289 million to the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme. As contained in...

The capacity of the coffee industry should improve this fiscal year with a $16 million allocation to the Competitive Coffee Enterprises Programme in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...