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The Government has allocated $2 billion to the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with a portion specifically earmarked for agriculture.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).

He informed that the Ministry is now in discussions with the DBJ to finalise a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), aimed at facilitating direct lending to...

Jamaica is poised to host the Caribbean’s Aquaculture Centre with the establishment of a new model 200-acre aquaculture park in Mitchell Town, Clarendon.

The announcement was made by Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during his 2025/26 Sectoral presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 27).

“We are going to be training the rest of the region, right here in Jamaica, in aquaculture,” he outlined.

Minister Green also explained that existing facilities will be strengthened to drive aquaculture development.

“At Toll Gate, we have a 330-acre...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, the Hon. Floyd Green, yesterday unveiled the Graduate Recruitment, Internship and Training (GRIT) Programme during his Sectoral Presentation in Parliament under the theme "A New Era."

The GRIT Programme is an initiative that will recruit, train, mentor, and place recent tertiary graduates in agriculture-related businesses for a minimum of one year, with pay. It is designed to address the longstanding challenge young professionals face in accessing meaningful work experience and to build a dynamic and skilled agricultural...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has allocated $7.5 million to assist at least 5,000 farmers to get on the GK Weather Protect insurance policy.

The move comes as the country prepares for the June 1 start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

“We’re going to target the areas that we know normally have disasters. So, some of them already come to mind like Bog Hole [in Clarendon], when anytime we have any rain, that vegetable belt has a disaster,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

“The Ministry is going to pay your base. So, what it means is, we...

The Government will continue improvements to the country’s farm road network with an allocation of $900 million for the current fiscal year.

A total of 60 farm roads are targeted for construction or rehabilitation under the Farm Road Programme, said Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

He was making his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 27.

Minister Green said that the Government is ensuring that the roads are more durable, and as such, the programme will focus on road maintenance and drainage...