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The Government has launched a $10-million Agricultural Aid Programme, to train more than 80 young persons in technical agricultural skills and provide services to hundreds of farmers across the island.

Participants in the programme will be recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme and trained by HEART/National Service Training Agency (NSTA) Trust, and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

The programme will last for three years and will engage persons under the age of 35 with training for six months at different...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says there needs to be a comprehensive repositioning of agriculture among the nation’s youth, including how it is presented in the school system and, by extension, viewed by society as a lesser career choice.

Addressing the launch of a Youth in Agriculture Roadmap, at the Ministry in Kingston on November 12, the Minister noted that along with creating a Youth in Agriculture Policy, which would address some of the long-standing issues that face the youth in agriculture, such as access to land and funding for agriculture,...