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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

Extension Officers

Above Body

 15 Jul 2024   
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is Urging farmers and fisherfolk to report any damage caused by Hurricane Beryl to the extension officers in their respective parishes or the Ministry directly.

To facilitate this, a contact list for all officers across the island is listed here: List of Extension Officers

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant (second left), is in light discussion with (from left) Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson; First Vice-President of the JAS, Denton Alvaranga; and Second Vice-President of the organisation, Owen Dobson. Occasion was the recent launch of the 2024 staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl, St. Catherine.

Denbigh 2024 to Showcase Investment Opportunities in Agriculture

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 10 Jul 2024   

July 9 (JIS):

The 2024 staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which has been dubbed ‘Denbigh 70’, will showcase the plethora of investment opportunities in the agricultural sector.

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, said the event will provide crucial information for business creation and expansion.

“We will be pitching the agriculture prospectus to showcase to the Jamaican public that investment in agriculture is as viable as any other [industry] in the island,” Mr. Grant said, while...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is shown what remains of one of the poultry houses owned by the owner of Sandy Ridge Farms Ltd, Christopher Blake, during a tour of farms and agricultural infrastructure in St. Elizabeth on Saturday, July 6, to assess the damage from Hurricane Beryl.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is shown what remains of one of the poultry houses owned by the owner of Sandy Ridge Farms Ltd, Christopher Blake, during a tour of farms and agricultural infrastructure in St. Elizabeth on Saturday, July 6, to assess the damage from Hurricane Beryl.

Over 1 billion dollars in damages to the agriculture sector – says Green

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 08 Jul 2024   

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said preliminary reports suggest that Jamaica is looking at over a billion dollars in damages to its agriculture sector as a result of damages sustained from Hurricane Beryl.

Minister Green indicated that the southern parishes, namely Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, received the brunt of the blow from Hurricane Beryl.

“From all our preliminary work thus far, St. Elizabeth has been the hardest hit and accounts for 70% of the damage we have seen so far,” Green highlighted.

Minister Green was...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green addresses the launch of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held on June 21, at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, in White Marl, St. Catherine.

Denbigh Agricultural Food Show Set for August 4-6

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 26 Jun 2024   

June 24 (JIS):

The upcoming Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, is attracting a record number of interests from potential exhibitors, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

“In terms of exhibits and people asking questions to be exhibitors, we are already at 20 per cent above the requests that we got last year. Denbigh is looking extremely good,” Mr. Green said.

He was speaking at the launch of the 70th staging of the event at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, in White Marl, St. Catherine on June 21.

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