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11 December 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Managing Director of Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, Dennis Valdez (second left), participate in a ribbon cutting to symbolize the handover of fertilizers to farmers worst affected by heavy rains, at the company’s Wherry Wharf operations in Kingston on December 9. Joining them from left are Business Development Manager at Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, Hedda Rose Dunkley and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence.

Agriculture Ministry preparing drought mitigation strategy for upcoming dry spell season

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 11 Dec 2020   
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has formed a Drought Mitigation Committee to adequately prepare its mitigation strategy for the upcoming dry spell season. Making the disclosure, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the committee will consist of members of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the National Irrigation Commission Limited and the Meteorological Service of Jamaica. “The committee will have its first meeting next week because as we reflect on the rains, we have to start now to prepare for the drought,” he said. “We will be looking at the forecasting...

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