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Green calls for regional farmworker framework - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for a regional structure to facilitate the movement of agricultural workers across the Caribbean, pointing to Dominica as a model for easing constraints on farmers and boosting production. “I think we need a framework, a framework that works for the movement of agricultural workers across the region,” he said. He noted that Dominica has already established a framework for agricultural migrant workers which has enabled the count
Give farmers a share of Carnival and Festival revenue, says food guru - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny – Gastronomy guru, founder and CEO of Best Dressed Plate, Nneka Nurse is concerned that small farmers, fishers, and producers are not benefiting enough from the economic activity they create. Nurse, whose platform promotes and celebrates Caribbean cuisine globally, made the point Tuesday while presenting virtually on the panel “Food Security and Cultural Identity” during the third day of Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2026 at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny. “What I wa
New soil technology promises water-saving solution for farmers - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — With a grim outlook for the farming sector amid extended drought conditions, help could be around the corner with the introduction of a groundbreaking technology that its distributor says could enable farmers to grow crops using significantly less water. FarmLinkr CEO and founder Shelly Heaven says LiveSoil, a soil amendment, can support crop production with up to 60 per cent less water while helping plants withstand dry conditions. Heaven introduced the technology to re
Foreign-made doesn’t mean better - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Belize’s Agriculture Minister Rodwell Ferguson has challenged a deeply rooted Caribbean mindset that equates foreign-made goods with quality, arguing that the region’s push for food security will mean little if consumers and businesses remain reluctant to buy products made by their regional neighbours. Ferguson said the region must change its attitude towards locally made products and improve the shipping links needed to move food between Caribbean countries. “The mental
Bureaucracy choking agri-investments across the Caribbean, says Holness - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged regional governments to cut bureaucratic red tape which he says is slowing agricultural investment. According to Holness, cumbersome regulations are undermining efforts to modernise the agricultural sector and improve its competitiveness. Addressing the opening ceremony of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on Sunday night, Holness said regional governments must become more responsive
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