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Jamaica’s globally renowned coffee and cocoa industries were celebrated on Wednesday, October 1, at the International Coffee Day and National Cocoa Day event held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew. The event highlighted the cultural and economic significance of these two treasured commodities and their growing impact on the global marketplace.

Delivering the keynote address, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, praised the quality of Jamaican coffee and cocoa, stating “For generations, Jamaican cocoa has been renowned for its...

Jamaica underscored its regional leadership at the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), where Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, led a round of high-level bilateral meetings that unlocked new investments, advanced trade opportunities and deepened cooperation across the Caribbean. The bilateral meetings, held at CWA from September 29 to October 4, 2025 in St. Kitts and Nevis, spanned key pillars of regional development including financing, livestock, youth engagement and fisheries, anchored by Jamaica’s call for collective action on food security. Green...