The Government will be spending $605 million this year to lay irrigation pipelines and strengthen capacity-building initiatives within the agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has earmarked $128 million to put in the infrastructure of roads and water to build out 1,000 acres of mango orchards, beginning this financial...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be waiving all of the administrative fees charged for turmeric by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) for the next two years,...

The agricultural sector in 2020, realised an 8.4 per cent increase in export earnings valuing US$238 million, up from US$216 million in 2019. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd...

The Government is focused on the productive use of former sugar-cane lands, and in doing so, has facilitated the establishment of alternative economic livelihoods for hundreds of former sugar workers....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be conducting an assessment of all its leased agricultural lands, to ensure they are being used for financially viable and sustainable activities that...

In a bid to further increase the usage of the country’s agricultural lands, the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) recently gained control of 9,000 acres of land for this purpose. This was...

The Government is looking to enter into suitable public-private partnerships to increase coconut production. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who informed that through...