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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the renewed fight against praedial larceny with the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB).

Speaking during the launch on Friday (June 13) at the JCF’s Tactical Training Academy in Kingston, Minister Green said the initiative signals to farmers that their concerns have been heard and are being actively addressed.

“We’ve been saying… in the Ministry of Agriculture… that we want greater focus [on addressing praedial larceny]. No one… I think… can...

Hundreds of small farmers, including women and youth, are slated to benefit from millions of dollars in essential supplies and equipment to strengthen the resilience of their agricultural enterprises.

The support is being provided under two initiatives being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II).

The interventions, namely the Income Generation for Women and Youth Project and the Hurricane Beryl Recovery Project, were officially launched during a ceremony at the Bodles Research Station in St....