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...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has partnered with the Government of Canada to support more than 500 rural women and youth farmers through the distribution of Chieftain Super Elite potato seeds and crop recovery technology packs. This initiative aims to bolster food security and revitalise rural economies affected by Hurricane Melissa.

The programme forms part of a J$17 million agricultural recovery initiative under the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Caribbean’s Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project. It is funded by Global Affairs Canada...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of individual catch quotas for the 2026 conch fishing season.

This year’s conch season begins on March 1. A recent statement from the Authority indicates that the deadline for receiving all applications for Industrial (exporters) fishers is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026.

“For Artisanal (local trade) fishers, the deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026. All applications with all supporting documentation must be submitted at the National...

Approximately 200 farmers and fisherfolk in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, received over $7 million in supplies and equipment on Tuesday (December 23) at the Breds Foundation Complex, as part of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

The National Commercial Bank Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, distributed critical resources to help restore livelihoods in one of the parishes hardest hit by the Category Five system.

The initiative provided about 100 farmers with vouchers valued $50,000 each for fertiliser, string trimmers (weed...