Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has committed the Government’s full support for plans by Red Stripe to expand its cassava project, which will create more jobs for Jamaicans. “As far as we are concerned, working together as we have been, you have our 150 per cent support in everything you are undertaking,” he said. Minister Samuda...

Members of the Thompson Town branch of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) have been blazing a trail in improving the lives of residents of the community through farming. The group, which is located 15 minutes away from Albert Town in Southern Trelawny, has a membership of approximately 60 farmers. On a recent visit with members...

Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL) has implemented a ‘Young Soldiers for Food Security’ (YSFS) programme aimed at encouraging more of the country’s youth to get involved in agriculture. Farm Up is a non-profit organisation, established in 2013 to assist local farmers in the cultivation of organic produce. It is comprised of Jamaicans living in the diaspora. Executive Director of FUJL,...

Members of the Jamaican diaspora are increasing their contribution to the national growth agenda through Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL). A non-profit organisation, established in 2013, FUJL assists local farmers in the cultivation of organic produce. The objective is to reduce the importation of conventional, inorganic and genetically modified (GMO) foods; increase the export of organic, niche produce; create numerous...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the Government will be expanding the hectares of irrigated land available to the farming sector. Mr. Holness, who was addressing yesterday’s (Aug.1) final day of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, said the 12,500 hectares already under irrigation will be doubled. He noted that the...

The Government is pursuing the development of organic agriculture as part of the economic growth agenda. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says they are “serious about it” and “will be extending ourselves fully in that area.” He was speaking at the official opening of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, is proposing that the Youth In Agriculture Programme (YIAP) be housed at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon. He contends that if the programme is sited at the property, which is owned by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), it would, among other things, facilitate greater training opportunities for young people in agriculture....

The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village, to be set up at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will focus on entrepreneurship among young farmers. The village, themed ‘My Dream: Agripreneurship’, is an added feature at this year’s show, which will be held on the Denbigh Showgrounds in May Pen, Clarendon, from July 30 to August 1. An initiative...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to do more to safeguard the country’s territorial waters against poaching. He noted that Jamaica loses approximately US$10 million annually due to illegal fishing. He said the fishing jurisdiction is an important zone that, if properly protected and tapped into, can contribute significantly to the country’s growth and development....