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‘AgriConnect’, a new mobile application (app) that gives farmers direct access to customers, is expected to come on stream by 2026.

The app was developed by a four-member team—Khrisean Stewart, Davado Evans, Ackeem Messam, and Livingston Mitchell—who were crowned the 2025 National Youth in Agriculture winners in the mobile app category at the 71st Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held in May Pen, Clarendon, in August.

They are students of the Amber HEART Academy in Stony Hill, St Andrew, where they are pursuing studies in Mobile App Development.

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The Coconut industry Board (CIB) is urging coconut farmers to report incidents of bud rot on their farms.

Caused by the Phytophthora palmivora pathogen, bud rot is a fungal disease, that attacks the terminal bud of a coconut palm, leading to the rotting of surrounding tissues and ultimately the death of the tree.

Plant Pathologist with the CIB, Dr. Wayne Myrie, said the disease is spread by water and the spores can be spread by wind.

“It can be treated by using a fungicide and Ridomil is one such fungicide. I would say to farmers not to use just the straight Ridomil as...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is taking strategic steps to unlock the potential of both goat farming and aquaculture, two subsectors with strong local and international demand.

“We are already importing about 70 per cent of what we consume in goat meat. It is a billion-dollar industry, and that is why the Government has removed the taxes from bringing in breeding goats,” the Minister said.

He was addressing the inaugural Jamaica Agri-Business Investment Forum (JAIF) 2025, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St....

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has committed to redoubling the Ministry’s effort to transform the lives of Jamaicans, particularly those engaged in portfolio activities.

Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Minister Green said this is an exciting time for those sectors.

“I think we have to be at the heart of the growth agenda of the country. It’s about ensuring that we use robust growth to lift people out of poverty and the best place to do that is through agriculture, fisheries and mining, so we are going to redouble our efforts to...