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29 April 2024

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

DAMC Complex Being Retained for Agricultural Purposes

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 29 Apr 2024   

April 26 (JIS):

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there are no plans to use the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex for another purpose.

He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in response to concerns arising that there are plans to divest the entity.

The Minister explained that the AMC complex, up until 2016, had tremendous challenges in relation to management and investment and was not fulfilling its fundamental purpose.

“It was… established largely to...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth right); Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter (fourth right), and Permanent Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry, Dermon Spence (third right), are joined by representatives of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) and other stakeholders in the commissioning two new water trucks, provided by the NIC, at the entity’s office in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 26).

Agriculture Ministry Provides Two Water Trucks To Aid Farmers Impacted By Drought In St. Elizabeth

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 29 Apr 2024   

MONTEGO BAY, April 28 (JIS):

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), has made a significant investment to support farmers in St. Elizabeth with the commissioning of two new water trucks.

The units, each with a capacity of 4,491 gallons and the ability to pump 500 gallons per minute, represent a $37 million investment.

Both units were commissioned into service by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during a ceremony at the NIC’s Hounslow office in St. Elizabeth on Friday (April 26).

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