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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, has announced that plans are on track for the opening of the limited entry commercial fishery for sea cucumbers.

A Sea Cucumber Fishery Licensing Policy Framework Session was held yesterday, September 8, 2021, at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Complex where priority dates for the season were established. The meeting was the culmination of a series of stakeholder engagements headed by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) aimed at designing the framework.

“Applications for the sea cucumber fishery are set...

The Government has committed more than $320M to the Ministry of Agriculture’s Buy-Back Programme.

The Programme began last year and is implemented through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

Agriculture Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said this is one way the Government has responded to the negative effects of the pandemic on farmers.

“There has been fallout in our major markets, including tourism, education and the health sector, resulting in the vulnerability of our food systems being on full display. Working with partners from the Food and...