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Planting Begins On Medicinal Hemp Farm In Trelawny
Ground was broken on Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny, on Wednesday (December 11). Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated, which trades locally as OGH Grow Jamaica (OGH), has leased the 635-acre property to...
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Minister Shaw Breaks Ground for Hemp Farm in Westmoreland
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, on Thursday (November 21), broke ground for a 113-acre hemp farm in Lennox Bigwoods, Westmoreland. Virtudes Company Limited, a wellness company, is behind the US$1-million investment. The company has received licences to cultivate and manufacture hemp-based products, including hemp flower and Cannabidiol (CBD) oils to supply local and international health...
15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel
Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last year by...
Registered Farmers Reap Success With Export Of Mangoes
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the export of mangoes to the United States earlier this year was a success for registered farmers. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Hutchinson said as a result, many farmers who had given up their orchards, are now looking to put them back...
Farmers To Benefit From Tourism Boom
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers to position themselves to take advantage of the expected boom in tourism over the next two years. He said that the Government’s target of adding 15,000 hotel rooms by 2021 presents a golden opportunity for players in the local sector. Mr. Shaw, who was speaking to JIS...
School Breakfast Programme Being Revitalized in St. Elizabeth
Over 2,000 acres of farmland on the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth have been purposed to grow produce for the school breakfast programme for students that is being revitalized across the parish. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the announcement during the Eat Jamaican School Tour at Holland Primary School...
Hoteliers Encouraged To Use More Local Produce
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging hoteliers islandwide to utilise more local produce in meals prepared for their guests. He was addressing the press launch for the official signing of a hotel management agreement between the Amaterra Jamaica Group and Marriott International, at the Hard Rock Café in St. James on Wednesday (November 13)....