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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says to stabilise supply and protect household food security, the Government will be tapping into external sources for selected fruits and vegetables.

These, he said, include tomato, lettuce, cabbage, sweet pepper, carrot and papaya, based on dietary importance, stock levels and anticipated gaps over the next two months.

“We will closely monitor our protein supply and where necessary take the appropriate action to fill the identified gaps. Already coming out of our egg production meeting we will have to take...

Hurricane Melissa inflicted significant damage on Jamaica’s agriculture sector, with preliminary assessments indicating losses of approximately $29.5 billion.

The disaster affected more than 70,000 farmers and disrupted operations across 41,390 hectares of farmland.

Additionally, approximately 1,251,410 animals – including small ruminants, poultry, and cattle – have been lost.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure in a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).

On Tuesday, October 28,...

A sum of $450 million from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Minning’s remaining Production Incentive Programme is being redirected to emergency recovery, including replanting, restocking, and land preparation.

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).

The sum is part of a larger $3-billion plan to be rolled out for the sector, which has suffered $29.5 billion in losses from Hurricane Melissa.

He said that the full detail of the plan will be outlined in short order....