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Farmers Urged to Take Steps to Protect Livestock During Recovery Phase

By: Rocheda Bartley, January 9, 2026

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), is encouraging livestock farmers to take deliberate and practical steps to protect their animals during the recovery phase, following adverse weather conditions. Speaking with...

NFA READY TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS TO FISH FOR 2026 CONCH SEASON

By: TWILA WHEELAN, January 8, 2026

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses farm workers ahead of their departure for Canada, under the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) on Wednesday (January 6). The send-off event was held at the Ministry's Overseas Employment Centre located on East Street, downtown Kingston.

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Clerical Officer in the Public Relations and Marketing Department of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Rushawn Wallace (left) and Special Projects Officer, JIS, Romona Geohaghan (centre), look on as a nurse plays a game of "balanced diet", where she uses ingredients represented on cue cards to create a healthy meal. The occasion was the recent staging of the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club's annual Stew Festival held in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

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PHOTOS: Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club’s Stew Festival

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with Chief Executive Officer of NCB Foundation Jamaica Limited, Bruce Bowen (centre), and fisherman, Gervon Parchment, as they inspect fishing wires during the distribution of agricultural and fishing supplies at the Breds Foundation Complex in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (December 23), as part of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

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200 Farmers and Fisherfolk in Treasure Beach Receive $7m in Hurricane Recovery Supplies

Approximately 200 farmers and fisherfolk in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, received over $7 million in supplies and equipment on Tuesday (December 23) at the Breds Foundation Complex, as part of...

By: Okoye Henry, December 24, 2025

Representative of the Mount Salus Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Branch in St. Andrew, Trevor Jarrett (second left), receives a water pump from agricultural stakeholders including (from left) JAS Chief Executive Officer, Derron Grant; Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Acting Director General, Wayne Hunter; JAS President, Owen Dobson; Chief Technical Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, and Jamaica Coffee Growers Association (JCGA) President, Donald Salmon, during Tuesday’s (December 23) handover ceremony at the JAS head office on Church Street, Kingston. Farming inputs, including fertiliser, buckets, water boots, water pumps, and wheelbarrows, were distributed by the JAS to 120 coffee farmers from eastern parishes through collaboration with JCGA, JACRA, and Food for the Poor, as part of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

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JAS Donates Vital Farming Inputs to 120 Coffee Farmers in Hurricane Recovery Effort

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), on Tuesday (December 23), presented vital farming inputs to coffee farmers, a gesture aimed at strengthening agricultural recovery and boosting production in the wake of...

By: Vanessa James, December 24, 2025

Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, is encouraging farmers to act early to manage beet army worms, ahead of their active period from February to June.

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Farmers Urged to Prepare for Beet Army Worm

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is advising farmers to get into preparation mode ahead of the beet army worm season, to effectively manage the pest. Activities from the beet...

By: Twila Wheelan, December 23, 2025

Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb.

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RADA Encourages Soil-Centred Approach to Crop Production

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging a measured, soil-focused approach to restoring crop production, following heavy rains. Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with RADA, Francine Webb,...

By: Twila Wheelan, December 23, 2025

Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (right), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Dr. Norman Grant, during a ceremony held at JACRA’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (December 17) to donate over 2,000 bags of fertiliser, valued at approximately $10 million, to key stakeholders in the coffee sector. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, Donald Salmon. The initiative is in keeping with JACRA’s commitment to supporting productivity and sustainability within Jamaica’s coffee industry following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

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JACRA Commences Handover Of Agricultural Inputs To Support Coffee Farmers’ Post Hurricane Recovery

As part of its post-hurricane recovery efforts, the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) has commenced the handover of 5,000 bags of fertiliser and essential agricultural inputs to assist coffee...

By: Chris Patterson, December 20, 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green

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$3-Billion Recovery Programme in Progress for Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors

A $3-billion recovery programme is being implemented by the Government as part of efforts to restore the agricultural and fisheries sectors, following widespread damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at...

By: Britney Stevens, December 19, 2025

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown.

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RADA Hosts Livestock Clinic in Westmoreland on December 19

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at the Westmoreland Parish Office in Llandilo, on Friday, December 19, beginning at 10 a.m. In an interview with...

By: Twila Wheelan, December 19, 2025

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PHOTOS: Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club’s Stew Festival

200 Farmers and Fisherfolk in Treasure Beach Receive $7m in Hurricane Recovery Supplies

JAS Donates Vital Farming Inputs to 120 Coffee Farmers in Hurricane Recovery Effort

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RADA Encourages Soil-Centred Approach to Crop Production

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