Agriculture Ministry to Launch Campaign to Increase Local Food Consumption

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been working to improve access to farming communities through its farm road rehabilitation programme. So far over 250 roads have been upgraded under the programme at a cost of over 18 billion dollars. Stay tuned to find out more on today’s edition of calling farmers.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries says the United States medicinal hemp market presents many opportunities for local farmers. Stay tuned to find out how you can get involved on today’s edition of calling farmers.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw says the operations of OGH Jamaica organic Hemp farm will have a positive impact on the sector. Stay with us to hear more on today’s edition of Calling Farmers.

Organic Growth Holdings is one of the newest players in the growing medical cannabis industry in Jamaica with the company operating a craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny. The company, which trades locally as OGH Grow Jamaica, will utilize the hemp grown on the property to manufacture a number of organic wellness products. Over 4 million US dollars have been invested to establish the farm and the extraction facility. The aim is to produce cannabidiol (CBD)-infused products to be sold across the island and to markets overseas.

Operation keep the tropical race 4 (TR4) disease out of Jamaica is on in earnest. But would you be able to identify the disease? We’ll help you answer yes to that question on this edition of calling farmers.

The rising threat of the tropical race 4 (TR4) disease has put the banana industry on high alert. On today’s edition of Calling Farmers, General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie shares tips on how you can protect your farm from the disease. Listen to hear more