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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining , Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, examine tomatoes at the Gayle Town Farm in Ballards Valley, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a tour of farms and farm roads that were damaged by the recent heavy rainfall on Friday ( June 16).

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More Than $60 Million Damage to Crops In St. Elizabeth

The recent heavy rains have caused an estimated $63 million in crop damage in St.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), greets Farmer, Paul Lee (left), while Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), looks on. Occasion was the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Elizabeth ‘Agrifest’ at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Complex in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on June 9.

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Gov’t Boosting Irrigation In St. Elizabeth

MONTEGO BAY, June 14 (JIS):

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Agricultural stalwart, Mr. Albert Fearon

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Ministry mourns passing of agricultural stalwart, Albert Fearon

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining mourns the untimely passing of agricultural stalwart and true son of the…

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Business Development Manager at Rock Solid Plastics Limited, Ashley Neisbeth (centre), and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon Floyd Green (third from left), look inside an empty water tank created by Rock Solid Plastics Limited at the St. Bess Agri-Fest held at the Santa Cruz Community Centre SDC Complex on Friday, June 9, 2023. Looking on are Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson (left), and Senior Director of Production, Mar

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NIC to Explore use of Municipal Corporation’s Tanks to Provide Irrigation

Agriculture Minister, Floyd Green, has directed the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) to explore the repurposing…

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, WI
(876) 927-1731-50 or (876) 619-1731
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P.O. Box 141, Hope Complex,
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, WI
(876) 927-1936-40
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