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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says that infrastructure improvements, including farm roads and irrigation, are essential for farmers to sustain production.

“We are targeting about 51 farm roads that were significantly damaged by Hurricane Melissa,” the Minister outlined, noting that the works are part of a wider response to damage caused by weather events.

The Minister, who was speaking at a handover ceremony for fertilisers at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Trelawny branch, in Hague recently, noted that the sector has...

Farmers across several parishes are set to benefit from fertiliser and planting material, as the Government intensifies recovery efforts through partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the intervention forms part of a broader push to restore agricultural production following recent climate-related shocks.

“What we have been earnestly doing is trying to move across the length and breadth of Jamaica to engage our farmers, to support our farmers, and to get them back...