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29 December 2020

Hon Floyd Green (right), Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, views fish pellets on display at Longville Park Farm in Clarendon during a tour on December 28, 2020. Others from left are Donnie Bunting, owner and operator of the 100-acre fish farm, Courtney Cole, Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority; and Michael Pryce, Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Agriculture Minister calls on fish farmers to adopt new technology into farming

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 29 Dec 2020   
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, is calling on fish farmers to infuse new technology into fish farming while noting that with the increased demand for tilapia there are tremendous opportunities available for diversification by fisherfolk into aquaculture. Pointing out that aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing fields in agriculture in the world, Minister Green said that Jamaica cannot afford to be left behind. He was speaking during a tour of Longville Park Farm in Clarendon on December 28, where he observed tilapia farming being done by Donnie Bunting. In...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), examines a bag of peppers during a tour of the J Wray and Nephew Limited Farmers’ Market earlier this year at the company’s Spanish Town Road address, St. Andrew. Care packages were distributed to 286 bartenders employed to the spirits company and its affiliates. Also pictured are Director of Marketing, Jamaica and the Caribbean, J Wray and Nephew, Marsha Lumley (right) and Chief Executive Offi

Government Partners With FAO to Support Farmers

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 29 Dec 2020   
The Government has partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to continue supporting farmers through the Buy-Back Programme. The initiative aims to purchase excess produce from farmers and assist those who are unable to sell excess produce due to the downturn in hotel operations caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe. The assistance programme also aims to redistribute the excess produce from farmers. In a recent interview with JIS News, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, disclosed that $35 million was received from the...

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