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Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (centre), uses special glasses to inspect citrus leaves for disease at the 21st annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency (JCPA), held at Bybrook Sporting Facility in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (February 5). Observing are Citrus Protection Officer in the Ministry, Alfred Barrett (left); and JCPA Chairman, Peter McConnell.
Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (centre), uses special glasses to inspect citrus leaves for disease at the 21st annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency (JCPA), held at Bybrook Sporting Facility in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (February 5). Observing are Citrus Protection Officer in the Ministry, Alfred Barrett (left); and JCPA Chairman, Peter McConnell.

Gov’t Committed To Safeguarding Citrus Industry

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has stated its commitment to safeguarding the citrus industry, which, despite the challenges of adverse weather conditions and disease, remains lucrative, with an estimated total value of approximately $5 billion to $7...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Youth In Agriculture Symposium, held on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Youth In Agriculture Symposium, held on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester.

Noted Businessman To Invest In Mega Farm In St. Catherine
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Lucea, on Wednesday (January 29).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Lucea, on Wednesday (January 29).

FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadway on the day.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadway on the day.

Agriculture Ministry To Speed Up Farm Road Repairs
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).

Gov’t Provides $200 Million To Assist Cane Farmers In St. Thomas

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) plants an East Indian mango tree with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Kingston Girl of the year, Deja-Nai Grant (foreground, 2nd left) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (foreground, right). Occasion was the launch of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew on Wednesday (January 22). Looking on (in background from left) are: Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Richard Blair; Chairman of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum, Brian Crichlow; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris; and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson.​
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Jamaica a Regional Leader in Protecting Plant Health

Jamaica has been commended by regional and international organisations for launching the International Year of the Plant Health (IYPH), becoming the first country in the Caribbean to join the global movement. The United Nations observance under the theme: ‘Protecting Plant Protecting Life,’ aims to increase global awareness about the importance of protecting plant health in order to end hunger, reduce poverty,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses stakeholders at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.
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Praedial Larceny Unit To Be Strengthened This Year

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Unit in the Ministry will be strengthened this year. Mr. Green was addressing the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show on Wednesday (January 22) at the Hague Showground in Trelawny. “This is one of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadways on the day.
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Agriculture Ministry Beefing Up Praedial Larceny Unit

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is beefing up the praedial larceny unit in order to enhance its effectiveness in curtailing agricultural theft across the island. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the Ministry will be enlisting the services of 30 district constables, who “will be in and around the farming communities to monitor what is...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Bengal pump station solar system in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschette; Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.
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Solar System Now Powers Bengal Pump Station In Trelawny

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) has commissioned into service a solar-powered system at the Bengal pump station in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, which will reduce annual energy cost at the facility by $3 million. The station, which serves the Braco irrigation district, is the first pump facility operated by the NIC to be retrofitted with a large-scale solar-energy photovoltaic system valued...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses stakeholders at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.
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Agricultural Assistant Programme To Be Launched In March

An agricultural assistant programme, aimed at strengthening extension services provided to the farming sector, will be launched in March. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the programme is aimed at addressing the shortage of extension officers. “We do not have enough extension officers… to be out in the field...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Harold Paul Muschette (centre); and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.
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Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a company is set to invest US$280 million in the development of a bamboo farm in Trelawny. Mr. Green made the disclosure at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), plants an East Indian mango tree with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Kingston Girl of the year, Deja-Nai Grant (foreground, second left) and Food and Agriculture Representative to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (foreground, right). Occasion was the launch of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew on Wednesday (January 22). Looking on (in background from left) are Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Richard Blair; Chairman of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors Forum, Brian Crichlow; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris; and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson.
Agriculture

Some 841 Acres Of Cocoa In St. Mary Treated For Frosty Pod Rot

More than 841 acres of cocoa in St. Mary have been treated under the Frosty Pod Rot Management Programme. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that 288 farmers in the parish have benefited under the initiative. St. Mary produces the most cocoa in the island, with the finest flavour. The Frosty Pod Rot Management Programme...
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