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Chair of the Gastronomy Tourism Network, Nicola Madden-Greig (left); converses with (from second left), Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson; and Senior Director, Coffee Division, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Hervin Willis. Occasion was a trade development workshop on Friday (March 1) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew, to kick off the second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival being held from March 1 to 3 at Newcastle, St. Andrew.
Chair of the Gastronomy Tourism Network, Nicola Madden-Greig (left); converses with (from second left), Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson; and Senior Director, Coffee Division, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Hervin Willis. Occasion was a trade development workshop on Friday (March 1) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew, to kick off the second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival being held from March 1 to 3 at Newcastle, St. Andrew.

Trade Development Workshop Kicks Off Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

The second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival kicked off on Friday (March 1), with a trade development workshop for farmers, processors and retailers at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in Papine, St. Andrew. The session featured several seminars and networking sessions...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.

Put Idle Lands to Work – Hutchinson
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

Farm Roads to be Improved with Allocation of $752 Million
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.

St. Elizabeth to Get Agro-Economic Zone
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira, at the JBDC’s stakeholder breakfast forum, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (February 28). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker. The forum was held under the theme ‘Eye on 20/20: Exploring New Frontiers’.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira, at the JBDC’s stakeholder breakfast forum, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (February 28). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker. The forum was held under the theme ‘Eye on 20/20: Exploring New Frontiers’.

Government Initiates Action to Access Dormant Funds to Assist MSMEs

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AgricultureBudget 2019/2020

Gov’t to Undertake Feasibility Study for Pedro Plains Irrigation System

The Government will be undertaking a feasibility study and preliminary design for expansion of the Pedro Plains Irrigation System in St. Elizabeth. Approximately $37,641,000 has been allocated for these and other works under the Feasibility Studies for the Government of Jamaica Public Investment Project. Details are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of...
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$295.6 Million Allocated for Bodles Upgrading

The Government will spend approximately $295.6 million to continue upgrading works at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, during the 2019/20 fiscal year. This project is being implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Details about the undertaking are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives....
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right); and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, listen as Chief Executive Officer of the Alligator Head Foundation, Dr. Dayne Buddo, highlights the functions of a weather station at Oyster Bay in Anchovy, Portland. Occasion was the official activation of a water-quality monitoring system for the Eastern Portland Fishery Conservation Area in the parish, recently.
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Agriculture Ministry Looking at Doubling Fish Sanctuaries

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is looking at doubling the number of fish sanctuaries across the island to ensure sustainability of the industry. There are currently 18 sanctuaries, which are no-fishing zones reserved for the reproduction of fish populations. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that a survey will be undertaken to determine the additional sanctuaries that...
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Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Parkins (right), in discussion with Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Derrick McKoy, during the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission WTO Training Workshop, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on Monday (February 25).
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Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Develop Business Strategies to Protect Market Share

Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Parkins, has called on entrepreneurs and traders to develop business strategies that include ‘Trade Remedies’ that will defend, expand and protect their market share. Speaking at the Anti-Dumping Commission/World Trade Organization (WTO) Training Workshop focusing on ‘Trade Remedies’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew...
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Farmer, Raymond King, examines peppers in his greenhouse located in Content, Manchester, during a tour of the farm by Executives of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), recently.
Agriculture

Farmers Benefiting from JBI Greenhouse Project

Twenty farmers from Content in Manchester are getting ready to  reap sweet peppers and tomatoes from their greenhouses. They are part of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) Water Harvesting and Greenhouse Project that has been operating in eight communities across the island since 2013. The project aims to provide sustainable livelihoods for residents of mined-out communities. Marjorita Isaacs is the...
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Gov’t Allocates $1.75 Billion for Competitiveness and Growth Project

The Government has earmarked approximately $1.75 billion to continue work under the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project. The objective of the undertaking is to strengthen Jamaica’s business environment to facilitate private-sector investment by enhancing competition; facilitating strategic private investments; strengthening the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises; and financing policy and societal sensitisation through project implementation, monitoring and...
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Project to Improve Competitiveness of Agriculture Gets $326 Million

The Government will be intensifying measures to address challenges in the agriculture sector and improve the market potential of Jamaica’s fresh produce locally and internationally. This will be facilitated under the Agriculture Competitiveness Programme Bridging Project, which has been allocated some $326 million in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Several key strategies will be...
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