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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has been charged with the responsibility of driving the integration of the production of primary agricultural produce along all the stages of the supply chain through to value added and facilitating full commercialization of outputs of the agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

 


Hon. Floyd Green, MP


Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining


Hon. Franklin Witter, MP, JP


Minister of State


Dermon Luke Spence, JP


Permanent Secretary

Spodoptera exigua, more commonly known as the beet armyworm, is a destructive pest of onion and scallion in Jamaica.
Spodoptera exigua, more commonly known as the beet armyworm, is a destructive pest of onion and scallion in Jamaica.

Farmers Urged to Be on High Alert for Beet Armyworm

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 21 Mar 2024   

March 22 (JIS):

Farmers across the country are being advised to be on high alert for an increase in the beet armyworm population.

Spodoptera exigua, more commonly known as the beet armyworm, is a destructive pest of onion and scallion in Jamaica.

Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, said the pest population is increasing, particularly in St. Thomas.

“This is not unexpected, because over the period that we have been monitoring, this is the time when the beet armyworm increases – when...

Hon. Floyd Green and the Jamaican delegation in a meeting with Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha for bilateral talks at the 38th Regional Conference of FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean in Guyana. During the meeting the Ministers discussed areas of mutual interest within the agriculture sector and possible areas for collaboration through knowledge-sharing and technical support.
Hon. Floyd Green and the Jamaican delegation in a meeting with Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha for bilateral talks at the 38th Regional Conference of FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean in Guyana. During the meeting the Ministers discussed areas of mutual interest within the agriculture sector and possible areas for collaboration through knowledge-sharing and technical support.

Minister Floyd Green Advocates for Jamaica at 38th FAO Regional Conference

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 21 Mar 2024   

Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is currently leading Jamaica's delegation at the 38th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference is taking place from March 18 to 21, 2024, in Georgetown, Guyana.

At the forefront of Minister Green's agenda is the empowerment of small-scale fishers, who are integral to Jamaica's fishing communities and play a vital role in ensuring food security and sustainability throughout the region. Minister Green is lobbying for increased resources and support mechanisms to...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green speaks at the Ministerial Round Table for the FAO four-day regional conference on Blue Transformation, in Guyana on March 19.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green speaks at the Ministerial Round Table for the FAO four-day regional conference on Blue Transformation, in Guyana on March 19.

Agriculture Minister Supports Blue Transformation in Region

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 21 Mar 2024   

March 20 (JIS):

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated his continued support for the implementation of the Blue Transformation approach in the Region.

Blue Transformation proposes sustainable aquaculture production, effective fisheries management, and improved value chains.

Minister Green, who was speaking on March 19 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) four-day regional conference, in Guyana, said priority must be given to diversifying the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and fish farmers....

Hon. Floyd Green, Lisa Hanna,  Locksley Waites
Senior Agronomist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Locksley Waites (fourth from left), shares insight on the quality of the Irish potatoes with (from left) Ryan Lewis, farmer; Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. The occasion was a tour of Irish potato and hot pepper farms in St. Ann on Wednesday, March 13.

Growth in Irish potato production for 2024

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 15 Mar 2024   

There is an upward trend in Irish potato production for 2024. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure yesterday, March 13, during a tour of Irish potato and hot pepper farms in St. Ann.
The increase in production is attributed to the support provided by the Ministry through the Production Incentive Programme (PIP), which is spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in which beneficiaries receive assistance with inputs such as planting material and fertilizer.
Minister Green outlined that the programme is...

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