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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

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...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6).

$1.2 Billion to Repurpose Former Bauxite Lands for Agricultural Use

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 11 Mar 2024   

Some $1.2 billion is to be invested in repurposing underutilised former bauxite lands for agricultural use, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

“What we are looking to do is to take those lands that are now being underutilised or that mining has been finished and they are now restored, and to put them into active production,” he pointed out.

Speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 6), the Minister said that the investment will support a partnership involving the Jamaica...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a sculpture of coconut trees from Coconut Technician/Project Coordinator, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Desireina Delancy, at the opening of the regional training workshop on Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Monday (March 4).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a sculpture of coconut trees from Coconut Technician/Project Coordinator, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Desireina Delancy, at the opening of the regional training workshop on Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Monday (March 4).

Spread of Lethal Yellowing Disease Reduced by 70%

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 06 Mar 2024   

Jamaica, through the work of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), has been able to reduce the spread of the lethal yellowing disease in the coconut industry by 70 per cent.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the opening of the regional training workshop on Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, on Monday (March 4).

“Through the CIB, we have contributed significantly to the coconut industry through research, especially in mitigating the lethal...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during a press briefing held at the Ministry's Hope Complex Office on January 31.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during a press briefing held at the Ministry's Hope Complex Office on January 31.

Agriculture Ministry Invests $1.2 Billion in Bodles Agricultural Research Station Redevelopment

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 07 Feb 2024   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has embarked on a groundbreaking investment of $1.2 billion in the redevelopment of the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St Catherine. This initiative marks a significant step in the ongoing commitment to reinvigorate the agricultural industry through robust research and development efforts.

The investment has equipped Bodles with cutting-edge resources to spearhead agricultural research, with a particular emphasis on dairy farming. Among the notable achievements completed thus far are the establishment of a state-of-the-art...

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