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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has confirmed that through direct intervention the Ministry has secured commitments from major agro-processors to move over 600,000 pounds of scallion from the New Forest Agro-Park in Manchester, which has excess production of the crop.

He made the announcement at the Agro-Invest Corporation (AIC) Farmers’ Market 2026, held on Thursday (April 23) at the AMC Complex on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.

The market was held in recognition of Farmers’ Month and provided a market for farmers from agro-parks and other...

Acting Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter, says $132 million has been spent on the rehabilitation of the coffee sector.

The support follows the impact of Hurricane Melissa on the sector and features the provision of seedlings and agricultural inputs.

Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Mr. Hunter said the spend was made through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining.

“Now, that is a huge sum, and within that sum, the purchase of seedlings as well as the purchase of other agricultural inputs,...