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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that $100m in assistance is to be provided for farmers who suffered losses as a result of the heavy rains between January 4 and 18.
Some 2173 farmers in Trelawny, St. Mary and Portland suffered losses of over $343m during the period.
Minister Samuda made the announcement in parliament on Tuesday, January 23 as he outlined plans for a new approach to agriculture in light of changing weather conditions.
While acknowledging that the development of the sector has always been closely...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has welcomed news that Trinidad and Tobago has increased its weekly order of Jamaican bananas.
Jamaica began exporting bananas to the eastern Caribbean island in December following the signing of a six month contract. Jamaica currently sends one container or about 900 boxes of bananas to Trinidad each week.
Minister Samuda, who inspected the first batch of bananas to be shipped to Trinidad on December 21, said the development is great news.
“Just one month ago we were packing the first container...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will commence sensitising and training farmers to manage the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease, beginning January 10.

Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 9, Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector, Sanniel Wilson, said the first session will be held in St. Mary.

“We are starting with that parish because of the magnitude of the infestation there. The Government will be going out and assisting with the stripping and pruning of the cocoa trees to take back the parish,” she pointed out.

“St. Mary is...