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RADA Farmers’ Market May 25

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is inviting the public to its Farmers’ Market, scheduled to take place on Friday, May 25 at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hope Gardens complex, from 6: 00 a.m. to 6:00...
Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, speaks at the Business Continuity Workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (May 21). Listening (from right) are Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity Training, Michael Bittle; and Initiative Manager, Enhancing Knowledge and Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management Initiative, Dr. Elvis Nurse.
Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, speaks at the Business Continuity Workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (May 21). Listening (from right) are Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity Training, Michael Bittle; and Initiative Manager, Enhancing Knowledge and Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management Initiative, Dr. Elvis Nurse.

MSME Operators Encouraged to Engage More in Business Continuity Management
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium), addresses the audience at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association panel discussion on the status of Jamaica’s food security, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on May 17. At right is Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors, Canute Sadler.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium), addresses the audience at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association panel discussion on the status of Jamaica’s food security, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on May 17. At right is Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors, Canute Sadler.

Farmers Urged to Maximise the Use of Technology
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (second left), and Clarendon farmer, Anthony Trought (right), examine an irrigation hose at an irrigation and sensitisation seminar for farmers on Wednesday (May 16) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon. The event was organised by St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS) in collaboration with NaanDan Jain Irrigation. Looking on are Regional Manager at NaanDan Jain Irrigation, Thomas Davidovich (left), and Managing Director at SJFHS, O’Brien Johnson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (second left), and Clarendon farmer, Anthony Trought (right), examine an irrigation hose at an irrigation and sensitisation seminar for farmers on Wednesday (May 16) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon. The event was organised by St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS) in collaboration with NaanDan Jain Irrigation. Looking on are Regional Manager at NaanDan Jain Irrigation, Thomas Davidovich (left), and Managing Director at SJFHS, O’Brien Johnson.

Irrigation Systems in St. Catherine and Clarendon Being Upgraded for over $50 Million
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium), addresses the audience at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association panel discussion on the status of Jamaica’s food security, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on May 17. At right is Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors, Canute Sadler.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium), addresses the audience at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association panel discussion on the status of Jamaica’s food security, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on May 17. At right is Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors, Canute Sadler.

Minister Reiterates Call for Idle Lands to be put into Productive Use

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Scholarships for Students Wishing to Pursue Studies in Agriculture

Students wishing to pursue studies in Agriculture at high schools, colleges and vocational institutions may apply for one of the many scholarships in this area, donated  by the Jamaica 4-H Club. The students  must reside or attend school in St. Ann, Manchester and St. Catherine. They may apply for the Rio Tinto scholarship using application forms available at eligible institutions...
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Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Maximise the use of Technology

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw is urging farmers to embrace the use technology to produce high quality crops and to protect the environment. Speaking at a graduation ceremony held recently at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, for the over 150 farmers, who participated in a 13 week training programme, Mr. Shaw said...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), engages with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (right), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Imega Breese McNab. Occasion was the launch of the
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Minister Shaw to Tackle Food Imports in Tourism Sector

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Ministry intends to tackle the issue of food imports in the tourism industry head-on. The majority of the island’s total food imports, about 60 per cent, are directed to the hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sector. Mr. Shaw said it should not be the case that most of...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.
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Registered Farmers to Get Assistance

Registered farmers who were affected by heavy rains between May 4 and 7 will receive assistance through funds allocated to Members of Parliament. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, informed the House today (May 15) that through collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), “each rural constituency will be given $1 million, while urban constituencies will...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is in conversation with former President of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica, Kenneth King, at the organisation’s 21st Annual General Meeting held on Thursday (May 10), at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Agriculture

“Farm It or Lose It” – Minister Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, is urging persons who have leased lands at agro parks to get them into production or risk losing them. He lamented that scores of farmers are in need of lands for productive purposes, while persons are holding hundreds of acreages of government lands without farming...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Medal of Appreciation for Service in the category of Community Service and Community Development, to retired Dairy Farmer Herman Grant. The award ceremony was held on April 25
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Retired Farmer Gets PM Award for Giving Back To Community

There is a Winston Churchill quote: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” These words ring true for retired dairy farmer, Herman Grant, who has dedicated his life to the development of his Carron Hall community in St. Mary. For almost 50 years, he has given back to Carron Hall...
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Port Authority of Jamaica President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley (left), presents a certificate to fisherman and business operator, Richard Morris, who participated in the Tourism Product Development Company’s recent training programme for stakeholders who will operate in the new state-of-the-art fishing village being developed in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
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Ocho Rios Fishing Village Complex – A Boost for Jamaica’s Tourist Attractions

Renowned world-class attractions such as Dunn’s River Falls, Mystic Mountain and Dolphin Cove have served to position Jamaica as arguably the Caribbean’s premier tourist destination. Add to these a new state-of-the-art fishing village being developed in Ocho Rios, St. Ann by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) at a cost of $220 million, and it could prove difficult to dispute...
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