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15 December 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), addresses the board of the Agro-Investment Corporation during a meeting at the agency’s Spanish Town Road offices in Kingston on December 9.

Board of Agro-Invest to drive increased investments in agriculture sector

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 15 Dec 2020   
The newly constituted board of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) has been tasked with driving increased investments to the agricultural sector. During a meeting with the board, at the agency’s Spanish Town Road offices in Kingston on December 9, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said the process will need to begin immediately and that the sector must become market driven, research-based and sustainable. The 10-member board, which draws on members with significant experience in the private sector, was formed recently and also includes some members of the previous...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), presents the keys to a backhoe, valued $24 million, to Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, Joseph Gyles. The provision of backhoe, which was presented during a ceremony at the NIC’s New Forrest office in Manchester on Friday (December 11), was facilitated under the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project. At left is NIC Energy Engineer, Emile Myers.

Equipment Presented To Agencies Leading Essex Valley Irrigation Project Implementation

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 15 Dec 2020   
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, on Friday (December 11), handed over equipment, valued $29 million, to the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited and Water Resources Authority (WRA), under the Essex Valley Agriculture Project. The NIC received a backhoe valued $24 million, while the WRA was presented with a 2020 Nissan Qashqai SUV, priced at $5 million, to aid in the maintenance and future viability of the £35.5 million agriculture project, being developed in St. Elizabeth. The presentations were made during a ceremony at the NIC’s New Forrest office in...

83 Fishers In St. Catherine Receive Support Under COVID Incentive Scheme

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 15 Dec 2020   
Eighty-three fishers operating at four fishing beaches in St. Catherine have received vouchers valued at $30,000 each to purchase gear and equipment. The beaches are Hellshire, Hunts Bay, Port Henderson, and Old Harbour Bay. The fishers are the first recipients under the coronavirus (COVID-19) incentive programme, which will benefit stakeholders in the sector who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, in his remarks at the handover ceremony on Wednesday (December 9) at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church in the parish, said...

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