The Government is providing more than $100 million worth of inputs and subsidy to farmers for the processing of coffee. “We are mobilising fertiliser to help our coffee farmers. We...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry plans to roll out a pilot for the proposed Agricultural Wardens Programme this year, in a bid to further curtail...

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,...