The Senate, on Friday (June 27), passed amendments to the Praedial Larceny (Prevention) Act, aimed at combatting the theft of agricultural produce, livestock and fish.
Piloting the Bill, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said agriculture and aquaculture are entering a new era of productivity, production and national development.
“Through our new FACE of Food strategy, with the drive and commitment of Minister Floyd Green and his team at the Ministry [of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining], Jamaicans are looking at agriculture...