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17 November 2020

Dr. Ralston Bent (right), farm manager at Serge Island, explains to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green (2nd left); Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson; and Bevene Martin-Dickenson, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas Parish Agricultural Manager, the damage caused by the incursion of the nearby river on pasture lands, resulting in the loss of 30 acres of land valued at an estimated $100 million. Over $600 million has been provided by the Ministry to assist farmers impacted by the rains to get back into production.

St Thomas farmers to get swift assistance from Government to rebuild

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 17 Nov 2020   

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has reassured farmers in St. Thomas that the Government will be moving quickly to ensure that they get back into production as quickly as possible, following the recent rains which devastated their crops, livestock and road infrastructure.
Speaking during a tour of several flood-damaged farms in St. Thomas on November 13, 2020, Minister Green said that the Ministry, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, will get help to the farmers who need it most.
“We have outlined a package of support, which is about $646 million across crops...

40 young people chosen to become agricultural aides under Agriculture Ministry, HEART NSTA, HOPE Programme MOU

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 17 Nov 2020   

Forty young people from across the island have been selected to become agricultural aides to provide support out in the field to extension officers of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
Through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) inked with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the HEART NSTA Trust and the Housing Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, the individuals, who are under the age of 35 years, will receive technical skills training to meet the needs of the agricultural sector.
Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green said the hope...

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