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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green

Ministry Hosts Youth in Agriculture Symposium

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 12 Jun 2025   

The Moneague College in St. Ann was the venue of choice on Tuesday (June 10) as young people, educators, and agricultural stakeholders gathered for a Youth in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining.

With a focus on transforming perceptions of agriculture and empowering youth to embrace farming as a lucrative and innovative career, the event marked a significant milestone in Jamaica’s drive towards food security and sustainable development.

The symposium was officially opened by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon....

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, addresses the World Milk Day ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann, on Friday, June 6.

High-quality Dairy Cows to Be Imported

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 11 Jun 2025   

Jamaica’s dairy industry is set for a major boost as 250 high-quality dairy cows are to be imported this year, through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) Livestock Improvement Programme.

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, made the disclosure at the World Milk Day ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann, on Friday, June 6.

Mr. Palmer emphasised that this strategy is central to improving the genetics of the local herd.

“In fact, this programme has already started with the evaluation of the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), interacts with Clarendon-based cocoa farmers Winston Taylor from Colonel Ridge and Melonie Haye from Blackwoods, during a ceremony to hand over materials for Cocoa Frosty Pod disease mitigation, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Clarendon parish office in May Pen on Thursday (June 5).

Ground to Be Broken Next Month for New Sugar Factory in Clarendon

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 10 Jun 2025   

Plans are well advanced for the construction of a new sugar factory in Clarendon, with ground set to be broken next month.

The investor has already leased 12,000 acres for sugar-cane cultivation and secured 27 acres for the factory’s development.

This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, while addressing the handover ceremony for materials to farmer beneficiaries under the Cocoa Frosty Pod Disease Management Programme at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Clarendon parish office in May Pen on Thursday (June 5)....

Programme Manager for the Seed and Nursery Certification Programme in the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Alfred Barrett, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue, Kingston.

Improvement Expected in Quality and Availability of Certified Pepper Seeds

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 09 Jun 2025   

The highly anticipated Seed Certification and Quality Control System, developed under the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project, is expected to improve the quality, traceability and availability of certified pepper seeds in Jamaica.

The seed database is one of the flagship deliverables of the project, which is formally titled, ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica Project’.

Facilitated through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the system is a cloud-based national database...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), receives samples of canned conch from Jamaica Conch Cluster (JCC) Lead, Roderick Francis, during Thursday’s (May 29) closing-out ceremony for the two-year JCC Project at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Kingston office. In the background is Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman.

Minister Green Hails Jamaica Conch Cluster Project’s Contribution To Sustainable Fisheries

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 06 Jun 2025   

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Thursday (May 29), applauded members of the Jamaica Conch Cluster (JCC) Project for their achievements.

These include establishing the world’s first and only Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Queen Conch fishery.

Additionally, eight of the 11 JCC members received MSC Chain of Custody certification, assuring consumers that the product meets strict sustainability standards and can be traced from the moment the conch is caught at sea to its arrival on the market. Products that have earned this...

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