Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaica’s agricultural sector is poised to benefit significantly from more than $350 million in additional investments that have been programmed by several...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has earmarked an additional $200 million to continue the Government’s Buy-Back Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during his 2021/22 Sectoral...

The Government has re-advertised for expressions of interest for the divestment of its cocoa industry assets, in a bid to get investors to come in and drive development of the...

A sum of $1.02 billion has been allocated under the Production Incentive Programme to boost the capacity of farmers and fishers during the 2021/22 financial year. Minister of Agriculture and...

The Government is to undertake an organisational review of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) as it seeks to stem the sugar industry’s decline. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture...

Despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the agriculture sector continued on a positive trajectory, moving from production of 689,080 tonnes in 2019 to 697,679 tonnes in 2020,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated that subsistence farmers will play a key role in the development of the local cannabis industry. “Jamaica has some...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has programmed more than $300 million to fund agricultural activities tailored for youth this year. Details of these were outlined by Portfolio Minister, Hon....