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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is taking steps to regularise former sugar cane lands in Parnassus, Trelawny, which are occupied by informal settlers.

The move is in keeping with the Government’s drive to ensure that agricultural lands are used for farming and other developments.

Speaking to journalists during a tour of sections of Southern Trelawny on Friday (January 22), portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, explained that a portion of the 3,600-acre property, managed by the Sugar Companies of Jamaica (SCJ), was slated for development by the Housing Agency of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry has established an oversight committee with responsibility for developing a national yam strategy to boost production islandwide.

“We want that committee to chart the future of yam. We are not comfortable with what we are doing now; we can do more, and that oversight committee is developing a yam strategy and we will present that strategy this year,” Mr. Green said.

The Minister was speaking at a meeting with farmers at Albert Town High in South Trelawny, following a tour of farms in the parish on...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has commenced preparations for the upcoming dry season.

In an interview with JIS News, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that following a recent meeting of the Ministry’s newly formed Drought Mitigation Committee, several measures are being implemented “to manage, in a proactive way, the execution of the drought management plan for the sector”.

“It is a more comprehensive approach and I am happy the committee has met, and we will keep meeting as we look at the realities of climate change,” he noted.

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting private-sector stakeholders to partner with the Government to supply farmers with access to essential machinery and equipment.

He noted that while the Ministry has purchased backhoes and will add six tractors to its fleet, “the pace at which we want to move agriculture will require more equipment and machinery. I want to use this opportunity to say to the private sector, let us partner to see how we can provide more equipment to our farmers at affordable rates”.

“We want to bring in a fleet of tractors and...