Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Thursday (May 21), launched the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2026, CARICOM’s flagship platform for the advancement of the region’s agricultural agenda.
This year, Jamaica will be hosting the event set for September 27 to October 2 at the Ocean Coral Springs Resort in Trelawny, under the theme: ‘The New FACE of Caribbean Food Systems’.
CWA 2026 will bring together policymakers, private-sector leaders, farmers and development partners to collaborate and address shared regional challenges and explore...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is urging Jamaicans to refrain from squatting on bauxite lands.
These lands are utilised both before and after mining to support agricultural production, which requires careful infrastructure development planning across the five bauxite parishes.
Director of Bauxite Lands and Programme Manager for the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), Kemoy Lindsay, said the Institute spearheads activities related to the protection and sustainable management of bauxite lands.
“The Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) saw the...

A partnership between renowned Japanese sound system Mighty Crown and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs is helping young farmers in St. Ann recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, through the donation of agricultural supplies.

Some 21 young farmers and 40 members of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs in the parish received farming supplies valued at $1 million during a handover ceremony, held at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Office in Brown’s Town, on Thursday, May 14.

Parish Manager for the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, St. Ann branch, Tedroy Gordon, told JIS News that the...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is targeting 60 farm roads across the country’s major production zones for completion this year, under the Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme.

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during his 2026/2027 Sectoral Debate Presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13).

Among the priority projects are six roads in East Rural St. Andrew, where a specialised uni-layer soil and concrete terrain technology will be implemented.

Minister Green noted that the decision to expand this method...