Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the agricultural sector is showing signs of a swift recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with several short-term crops already returning to the market.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, as a catastrophic Category Five storm, causing an estimated $30 billion in agricultural damage and impacting more than 70,000 farmers.
Minister Green, who was addressing the launch of a $17-million potato seed distribution project in Lorrimers, Trelawny, on January 7, said that the strategic...