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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Assistant Extension Officer, Edwin Morrison (right), at a Farmers’ and Community Development Forum, held on August 21 at Richmond Gap, in St. Thomas. At left is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Assistant Extension Officer, Edwin Morrison (right), at a Farmers’ and Community Development Forum, held on August 21 at Richmond Gap, in St. Thomas. At left is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

Farmers to Benefit from MoU Between RADA and JAS

Farmers are to benefit from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), to create a more structured framework within the sector. Addressing a RADA Farmers’ and...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.

Bamboo and Castor Oil Industries to be Added to Agriculture Push-Start Programme
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.William J.C. Hutchinson, speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural development stakeholders’ forum at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas, on Thursday (August 21).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.William J.C. Hutchinson, speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural development stakeholders’ forum at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas, on Thursday (August 21).

Agricultural Produce Act to be Amended
Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Investor Confidence Very High
Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, highlights various initiatives being spearheaded by the entity geared at transforming the business environment and getting Jamaica to the top ten in the Doing Business Report (DBR), by 2020, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, highlights various initiatives being spearheaded by the entity geared at transforming the business environment and getting Jamaica to the top ten in the Doing Business Report (DBR), by 2020, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JAMPRO Helping to Transform Business Environment

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Crops Demonstrator, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Jermain Griffith (left), at the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4. Also listening (from second left) are: outgoing President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, and Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.
Agriculture

Ebony Park Heart Academy Offers Free Training and Boarding

Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon is calling on Jamaica’s unattached youth to take advantage of the free training programmes and boarding being offered by the organisation for the upcoming academic year. In an interview with JIS News, Director/Principal, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Robert Green, says there are numerous programmes which 500 unattached persons can be enrolled in annually, which...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, looks at pineapple on display at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) booth during the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4.
AgricultureCommerce

Work to Start Soon on Essex Valley Irrigation Project

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says development of the Essex Valley irrigation project in St. Elizabeth is expected to start within the next three months. “This project will positively impact the livelihoods of over 700 farmers on 1,700 acres of land through the provision of irrigation water and increased access of our agricultural produce to...
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An array of fruits and vegetables on display at the St. Elizabeth parish booth, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 4.
Agriculture

Strategies Being Targeted To Boost Dairy and Livestock Production

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Ministry is targeting the implementation of several strategies intended to boost Jamaica’s livestock and dairy industries, to enable the country to become more self-sufficient in these areas. He said the strategies aim, over time, to reduce imports and improve the country’s beef, goat meat (chevon) and milk production. “We...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), applauds following the unveiling of a plaque at one of the livestock barns at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon, which was renamed in honour of late renowned veterinarian, Dr. Thomas Phillip Lecky, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 4. Others (from left) are: outgoing Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant; Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and JAS President-elect, Lenworth Fulton. The 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show is being held from August 4 to 6 under the theme: ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow: Agriculture, Securing Our Future’.
AgricultureYouth

Gov’t Targeting Increased Benefits for Greater Youth Involvement in Agriculture

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says young people involved in farming will be able to utilise the proposed agro-processing facility to be developed at the old Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex on Spanish Town Road, Kingston. He said young farmers will, among other things, be able to utilise the facility to further hone and develop their...
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Flyer highlighting features of the Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh.
Agriculture

Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh

The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will highlight methods to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture under the theme ‘Youth in Agri-business: Sustaining the Environment”. Denbigh is being held from August 4 to 6 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. The village, which is being hosted by...
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Agriculture

Funding Initiative for Farmers to be Launched at Denbigh

Local farmers are set to benefit from grant funding through the Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Taskforce (JDAT) Investor Circle, micro farming enterprise social fund. The initiative will be officially launched at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon on August 6. Speaking with JIS News Chairperson of JDAT, Kimone Gooden said the project’s aim is to create a mechanism for...
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