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January 16 (JIS):

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry will be partnering with the private sector to get more farmers insured.

“Part of what we are doing in partnering with the private sector is to ensure that in times of drought [or] flood, you don’t have to look to the Government to provide that response; you can put down something for the proverbial rainy day,” he said.

The Minister was addressing the Ministry’s FACE of Food Stakeholder Engagement Session, which was held in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, recently....

January 16 (JIS):

Farmers are being strongly encouraged to get to know and utilise the relevant Extension Officers assigned to their Divisions by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), to better their operations and to receive support.

The call comes from RADA Senior Agronomist, Locksley Waites, who was addressing farmers at a recent Stakeholder Engagement Session in Old Harbour, in St. Catherine.

“Colleagues, you need to know your Extension Officer. Don’t wait until you have problems. They are knowledgeable people, they know their extension divisions and...

South St. James has been earmarked for the development of a major agro-economic zone aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and driving economic growth.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during the ‘New FACE of Food’ stakeholder engagement session at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 17).

Mr. Green said that the comprehensive development, mandated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is to be tailored to the specific needs of farmers in the region that are known for their...

January 17 (JIS):

St. Thomas farmers who suffered loss or damage from recent heavy rains are receiving essential inputs and supplies through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office.

Acting Parish Manager, Errard Stephenson, said that in recent weeks, the entity has distributed more than 589 bags of Irish potato seedlings to farmers in all six extension areas.

“Over 100 farmers have benefited,” he said, while addressing the recent monthly meeting of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation in Morant Bay.

He noted that the agency has...

January 22 (JIS):

Over 1000 goats have been imported into the island since April of last year under the National Small Ruminant Development Programme.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during the Hanover leg of the New FACE of Food engagement session at the Grand Palladium Resort in the parish on Thursday (January 18).

“The Government has only brought in 200, so it is farmers who have brought in the other 800 and they are using that to build their herds,” he said.
Launched in 2021, the small ruminants programme...

January 22 (JIS):

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is advising farmers in South St. James to form groups to improve access to support and services being provided by the Government.

Mr. Green, who met with farmers in the Welcome Hall area of the parish on Thursday (Jan.17), pointed out that assistance to farmers can be more effectively channeled through groups.

“We have a lot of individual farmers, but we need more farm groups. You will never have enough for everybody to get at the same time, but you need a system so that if one set of...