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Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on February 23.

Farmers And Fisherfolk To Receive Training In Enterprise Formalisation

By: Rosheika Grant, February 25, 2021

Farmers and fisherfolk from across the island will receive training in enterprise formalisation and capacity development under the Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural and Fisheries Sector project. The recently...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the House of Representatives on February 9.

AgriCare Insurance Plan Established For Farmers And Fisherfolk

By: Latonya Linton, February 10, 2021

Senior Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Ikolyn Ricketts Gayle.

Illegal to Buy or Sell Cattle Without NAITS Ear Tags

By: Twila Wheelan, January 30, 2021

Agriculture 5 years ago $128 Million Allocated To Agricultural Competitiveness Project
By: Rochelle Williams, February 23, 2021
Budget 2021/2022 5 years ago Fisheries Project Receives $102 Million
By: Rochelle Williams, February 23, 2021
Fisheries 5 years ago Conch Season Commences April 1 With Strict Rules
By: Garfield L. Angus, January 28, 2021

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses Stakeholder and Validation Consultation Session on the fisheries sector, on Thursday (January 14), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

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Project To Grow Fisheries Sector

During the upcoming fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will pump millions of dollars into building out a fish hatchery in Jamaica, in an effort to grow the...

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 15, 2021

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), pets a chick handed to him by Vice President, Hi-Pro Division, Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie (ret’d) during the handover of input supplies to farmers at the Jamaica Broilers Limited headquarters in McCook’s Pen, St. Catherine, on December 16. The company donated 20,000 baby chicks and 1,000 bags of broiler ration to farmers who were affected by flood damage.

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PHOTOS: Minister Green. Receives Input Supplies for Farmers From HI-PRO

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), pets a chick handed to him by Vice President, Hi-Pro Division, Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie (ret’d) during...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), looks at a life jacket, which was among fishing gear and equipment on display at a ceremony for the handover of grants to fishers from St. Mary at the St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Annotto Bay on Thursday (December 17). Others (from left) are President of the South East St. Mary Fisherman’s Group, Natalee Lynch; Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Norman Dunn; and Board Chairman, National Fisheries Authority, Leuitenant Commander George Overton.

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St. Mary Fishers Receive Grants To Purchase Equipment

Thirty fishers from St. Mary, who have been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, have been provided with cash vouchers valued at $30,000 each to acquire fishing gear and...

By: Ainsworth Morris, December 21, 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), in discussion with fish vendor at the Old Harbour Bay fishing beach,in St. Catherine, Joan Bailey, during a recent tour of the facility.

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Gov’t Negotiating Insurance Coverage For Fisherfolk

The Government is taking steps to provide insurance coverage for the island’s fisherfolk. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry has met with two major insurance...

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 14, 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), engages with fishermen, Charles Moodie (second right) and Harold Lindsay (right), at a ceremony for the presentation of vouchers to fisherfolk in St. Catherine, who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The function was held on Wednesday (December 8) at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church in St. Catherine. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Courtney Cole.

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83 Fishers In St. Catherine Receive Support Under COVID Incentive Scheme

Eighty-three fishers operating at four fishing beaches in St. Catherine have received vouchers valued at $30,000 each to purchase gear and equipment. The beaches are Hellshire, Hunts Bay, Port Henderson,...

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 11, 2020

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Agriculture and Fisheries Can Recover Losses in Tourism – Minister

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, believes that with more investments in both sectors, Jamaica can recover earnings being lost in tourism as a result of the coronavirus...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 11, 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), engages in discussion with from (centre), Secretary of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST), Rev. Paulette Wright and President, Michael Martin, at the 83rd annual conference of the JAST at the Sugar Industry Authority Conference Centre in Mandeville on November 5.

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New Board of SIA to be Appointed Before Month End

A new board of the Sugar Industry Authority is expected to be appointed before month end. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green signalled that the first order of...

By: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, November 9, 2020

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Farmers and Fishers to Get Help Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will soon have a programme in place to support the country’s farmers and fishers who have been negatively impacted by...

By: Alecia Smith, November 5, 2020

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