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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Leslie Campbell, making a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Agriculture Ministry Providing $50 Million For Production Incentive, Drought Mitigation

By: Latonya Linton, July 30, 2020

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be making $50 million available to support the production incentive and drought mitigation/climate mitigation programmes in each constituency. This was disclosed...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

Grants For Small And Medium-Sized Tourism And Agriculture Enterprises

By: Shanna K. Salmon, July 24, 2020

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Owners Of Idle Lands Encouraged To Lease For Agricultural Production

By: Alecia Smith, July 24, 2020

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By: Okoye Henry, July 19, 2020

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, tHon. Audley Shaw (left) and Board Chairman, Hardware & Lumber (H&L), Erwin Burton, greet each other by knocking elbows. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of agricultural inputs by H&L Agro to small farmers, held May 21 at the the H&L outlet located along Spanish Town Road, Kingston.

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H&L Agro Donates $2 Million In Agricultural Inputs To Farmers

Hardware & Lumber (H&L) Agro has donated $2 million in agricultural inputs to assist small farmers who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The inputs, which include fertilisers,...

By: Ainsworth Morris, July 13, 2020

Farmer from East Kirkland Heights, St. Andrew Glenroy Crossman (right), collects money from patron, Denisha Bourne, during a farmers' market on Friday (July 3) at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries' playfield, St. Andrew. The event was organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Association of Branch Societies (ABS) of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in colaboration with the Ministry and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

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Booming Sales At Kingston And St. Andrew Farmers’ Market

Farmer from East Kirkland Heights, St. Andrew, Glenroy Crossman, had brought a carload of mainly fruits and vegetables to Friday’s (June 3) farmers’ market held at the Ministry of Industry,...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 6, 2020

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), converses with Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Thomas, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), and Chairman of the All-Island Cane Farmers' Association, Ambassador Derrick Heaven, at a meeting with farmers on Friday (July 3), at the St. Thomas Technical High School.

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Small Farmers In St. Thomas To Access Some 400 Acres Of Former Sugar Lands

More than 400 acres of former sugar cane lands in St. Thomas will be made available to small farmers in the parish for the growing of cash crops. “We are...

By: Garfield L. Angus, July 6, 2020

(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) examines a bag of peppers during a tour of the J Wray and Nephew Limited Farmers’ Market on June 12 at the company’s Spanish Town Road offices. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Peter Thompson (left) and Director of Marketing, Jamaica and the Caribbean, J Wray and Nephew Limited, Marsha Lumley.

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Gov’t Supporting Farmers During COVID-19

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is committed to supporting farmers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and safeguard the country’s food security....

By: Rosheika Grant, July 6, 2020

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

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More Idle State-Owned Lands To Be Cultivated

The Government is to make more idle State-owned lands available for cultivation by small farmers. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...

By: Alecia Smith, July 6, 2020

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

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RADA Technical Staff To Be Increased By 100%

The cadre of technical staff at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is expected to be increased by more than 100 per cent, with the proposed restructuring of the agency....

By: Alecia Smith, July 6, 2020

Customers and vendors conduct business at a mini farmers' market in Cascade, Hanover, on July 2. The event was organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC).

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Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

Scores of Hanover residents turned out to support farmers and small business owners at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Farmers’ Market on Thursday (July 2). The event was the latest...

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 6, 2020

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136 Farmers Receive Irrigated Water Under Drought Mitigation Programme

To date, 275,712 gallons of irrigated water have been trucked to 136 farmers in 22 communities across the island under the recently instituted Drought Mitigation Programme. This was disclosed by...

By: Alecia Smith, July 6, 2020

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Agriculture Ministry Providing $50 Million For Production Incentive, Drought Mitigation

Grants For Small And Medium-Sized Tourism And Agriculture Enterprises

Owners Of Idle Lands Encouraged To Lease For Agricultural Production

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H&L Agro Donates $2 Million In Agricultural Inputs To Farmers

Booming Sales At Kingston And St. Andrew Farmers’ Market

Small Farmers In St. Thomas To Access Some 400 Acres Of Former Sugar Lands

Gov’t Supporting Farmers During COVID-19

More Idle State-Owned Lands To Be Cultivated

RADA Technical Staff To Be Increased By 100%

Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

136 Farmers Receive Irrigated Water Under Drought Mitigation Programme

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