Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has announced significant investments in Trelawny's agricultural infrastructure, aimed at boosting the sector and supporting local farmers. Green said the government plans to invest more than $100 million in.
Harsher punishment for praedial thieves is being promised under the Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act. Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green, who has vowed to make praedial larceny a priority, told the media on Wednesday that the maximum fine for.
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green says efforts will be made to see what assistance can be offered to farmers in Portland whose lands were left devastated by days of heavy rains. Green says he will be bringing the matter to Prime Minister Andrew.
Winston Simpson, CEO of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, RADA, says farmers who at first were sceptical about crop insurance have become more bullish since the recent rains after the payments arrived from their insurer covering damage.