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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), admires the quality of a head of lettuce being shown to him by Centre Manager of the Georgia 4-H Centre, Nichi Ennis, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, held in St. James on April 22. Looking on is President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris.

Farmers Urged to Join Reputable Groups in Order to Receive Gov’t Inputs

Farmers are being encouraged to join a reputable organisation in order to benefit from farming inputs being provided by the Government. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the move...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 23.

Several Entities Under Agriculture Ministry to be Transformed

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), listens as Regional Extension Officer in the Ministry’s Fisheries Division, Stacy-Ann Gray (second left), provides an overview of the Green Island Fisherfolk Co-operative Society during the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held at the Montpelier Showground in St. James on Monday (April 22). Also participating in the discussion are members of the Society – Winnifred Atkins (second right) and George Brown (right).

Harvesting Under Gov’t’s Cannabis Cultivation Pilot Expected in Four Months

Cannabis Authority Approves 11 More Licences

First Shipment of US-Bound Jamaican Mangoes Being Delivered in May

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JTIP to Boost Trade

The Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), which will go live on May 16, will enable importers and exporters to access all trade information at “their fingertips” says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw. He was making his contribution to the 2019/2020 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 23). Minister Shaw said that...

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Agriculture Minister Targets Women and Youth

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he is ensuring that at least 30 per cent of participants in the agriculture and entrepreneurship programmes under his portfolio are women and young people. He said that the objective is to promote inclusive growth and development. He cited initiatives being undertaken through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC),...

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SBDC Model to be Rolled Out During Fiscal Year

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) model will continue to be rolled out during this fiscal year, in the hope of reaching university students and others across the island. “Memoranda of agreements were signed with three entities for the establishment of SBDCs in Manchester at Northern Caribbean University (NCU),...

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JAMPRO Clients Create 14,401 Jobs

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the number of jobs created by JAMPRO clients in 2018/19 was 14,401, exceeding the target of 14,156. Making his contribution to the 2019/2020 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives today (April 23), he also noted that the value of export shipments (export sales) by JAMPRO clients was US$762...

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Agriculture Minister Seeks Grant to Advance Coffee Industry

A sum of US$100 million in grant funding has been requested from the Chinese Government to advance the development of the coffee industry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the money will be used to rebuild the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee. “I have already had discussions with the present owner of a large part of...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), views baby chickens at the St. Mary Agricultural Show, held yesterday (April 22) at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex in Annotto Bay. Also pictured (from left) are Assistant Vice President at Hi-Pro, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie; Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton.

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Discussions to be Held with Private Landowners – Shaw

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says discussions will be held with private landowners for them to lease thousands of acres to farmers. Delivering the keynote address at the St. Mary Agricultural Show, held on April 22 at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex in Annotto Bay, Mr. Shaw said while the Ministry is making State-owned lands...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), and President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris (right), listen intently to Centre Manager of the Georgia 4-H Centre , Nichi Ennis, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held in St. James on April 22.

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JAS to Become Non-Governmental Organisation

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has informed that the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) will be transitioning from a government to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) over the next two years. “This means that the JAS will have to stand on its own two feet, and it will have to make money,...