Coffee farmers to get interim payment
AFTER LANGUISHING for almost two years the island's more than 6,000 coffee farmers should get some relief in the form of an interim payment from the Government, pending the outcome of an appeal filed by the liquidators of the now defunct Dyoll Insurance..
Agriculture Ministry to get funds for farm road repairs
THE GOVERNMENT is to allocate $100 million through the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands to assist in repairing farm roads across the island. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, made the disclosure during the 111th annual general meeting...
Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) president suggests GCT exemption for all agri items
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has recommended that the Government waive the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on all agricultural inputs over the next five years, in order to attract new farmers...
Warning against cheap uncertified citrus plants issued
SMALL FARMERS and householders are being warned not to purchase cheap uncertified citrus plants from unregistered producers. The warning has come from programme manager of the Citrus Protection Agency (CPA) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands...
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