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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second from left), presents Senior Technical Officer at Grace Kennedy and greenhouse farmer, Junior Ebanks (right) with greenhouse inputs, at the Hand Over Ceremony of Greenhouse Inputs held at the Len Blake Complex, located at the border of St. Elizabeth and Manchester, on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Sharing in the presentation from left are the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Representative for Jamaica, Kent Coipel, and the President of the Jamaica Greenhouse Growers Benevolent Society (formerly the Jamaica Greenhouse Growers Association), Jervis Rowe.

Ministry of Agriculture and IICA support greenhouse farmers with inputs following Hurricane Beryl

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 22 Oct 2024   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), distributed greenhouse inputs to farmers who suffered losses following Hurricane Beryl.

The inputs, which include greenhouse plastic, locking profiles, wiggle wires, and seeds, were sponsored by IICA and were distributed to 24 farmers during a handover ceremony held at the Len Blake Complex, located at the border of St. Elizabeth and Manchester, on October 17, 2024.

Minister of State Hon. Franklin Witter, speaking at the handover,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses an audience at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exposition held at the Ebony Park HEART/NSTA Trust, in Clarendon on Wednesday, October 16.

Agriculture Ministry to establish 100 acres of fruit trees at Ebony Park to Boost Food Security and Exports

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 17 Oct 2024   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, will be assisting the Ebony Park HEART/NSTA Trust with establishing 100 acres of fruit trees in line with the Ministry's New FACE of Food initiative.

The announcement was made by the Ministry’s State Minister, the Hon. Franklin Witter, at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exposition held at the Ebony Park HEART/NSTA Trust, in Clarendon on Wednesday, October 16.

Witter, the keynote speaker at the event, said the Ministry intends to plant “50 acres of Ackee and 50 acres of Mangoes,” which will support the Ministry...

Vermaran Extavour, Value Chain Expert and FAO Project Coordinator; Dr. Renata Clarke, FAO Subregional Coordinator for the Caribbean; Roberto Telleria, FAO Policy Officer; Michelle Parkins, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining; and the Honourable Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, during the formalization of a USD $500,000 FAO emergency support agreement for farmers and fishers affected by Hurricane Beryl during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2024 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on October 9, 2024.

FAO Provides USD $500,000 for Emergency Support to Jamaica’s Farmers and Fishers, Alongside Grenada and St. Vincent & the Grenadines

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 14 Oct 2024   

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has extended critical support to the agricultural sector in the Caribbean, providing USD $500,000 for emergency response and early recovery efforts aimed at small farmers and artisanal fishers affected by Hurricane Beryl. This financial assistance will benefit Jamaica, Grenada, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, with a focus on mitigating the impact of natural disasters on agriculture.

At the 2024 Caribbean Week of Agriculture, a technical partnership was formalized between Jamaica and the FAO during a bilateral...

Alicia Bogues (center) of CB Group stands with Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General (right), and Hon. Saboto S. Caesar, SVG’s Minister of Agriculture (left), after receiving the CARICOM Farmer of the Year award.

CB Group Jamaica Wins CARICOM Farmer of the Year at Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2024

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 08 Oct 2024   

Caribbean Broilers Jamaica (CB Group) has been named CARICOM Farmer of the Year at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2024, marking a major victory for Jamaica and its leading practices in sustainable agriculture. The award, presented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), recognizes CB Group’s groundbreaking contributions to sustainable agriculture and its impact on regional food security. Alicia Bogues, Regional Development Manager at CB Group, proudly accepted the award.

Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green...

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