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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
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses the closing ceremony for the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Livestock Technical Services Providers’ Small Ruminant Production Training programme, which was held at the Eltham Training Centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 10.

Small Ruminant Sector to Be Strengthened

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 14 May 2024   

May 13 (JIS):

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining aims to strengthen small ruminant farming on the island to increase farmers’ income and profitability, says Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter.

He was addressing the closing ceremony for the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Livestock Technical Services Providers’ Small Ruminant Production Training programme, which was held at the Eltham Training Centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 10.

“As we seek to strengthen the industry and to build capacity for small farmers, I know...

An aerial shot of the Michael Black coconut farm in St. Thomas
An aerial shot of the Michael Black coconut farm in St. Thomas

Coconut Board Targets Five Per Cent Annual Increase in Value-Added Output, Exports

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 08 May 2024   

May 7 (JIS):

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is looking to expand agro-processing output and value-added exports by at least five per cent annually.

This is among operational plans contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ending March 2025.

To achieve the target, the CIB will be pursuing several activities this year to encourage efficient production and adoption of innovative technologies and provide ongoing research and support while creating marketing opportunities for the various products that can be derived from...

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Executive Director, Peter Thompson, delivers remarks at the launch of ‘Agrofest 2024’ at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Andrew Parish Office on Friday (May 3).

Farmers Urged to Invest in Drone Technology

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 07 May 2024   

May 6 (JIS):

Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson, is calling for greater investment in drone technology by players in the agricultural sector.

He noted that drones have the potential to boost production by ensuring greater efficiency in operations.

“One of the things we have seen happening, especially with the use of drones, is that an acre of land of crops can be sprayed in three minutes. You can use it to do what is called vegetation indexing, where predetermined data is programmed in the drone for a specific crop. You can fly over that crop and you...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an audience at the Spur Tree Spices Jamaica ‘Spice Up Di Ting’ Launch held on May 1, at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) Kingston office.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an audience at the Spur Tree Spices Jamaica ‘Spice Up Di Ting’ Launch held on May 1, at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) Kingston office.

US$22,604,770 project to develop local spices industry

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 03 May 2024   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has embarked on a project, through the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), with the support of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop several of our local spices at a cost of US$22,604,770 over the next five years.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon Floyd Green, said the Ministry intends, through this project, to cultivate at least 100 acres of pimento.

“In fact, this year we would have distributed about 7000 pimento plants to help drive our pimento production...

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