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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Property and Fixed Asset Manager of the Agro-Investment Corporation of Jamaica, Rickman Edwards (right) following a board meeting at the agency’s Spanish Town Road office in Kingston on November 9. Looking on (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Cole and Chief Financial Officer, Kadiana Ramballi.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Property and Fixed Asset Manager of the Agro-Investment Corporation of Jamaica, Rickman Edwards (right) following a board meeting at the agency’s Spanish Town Road office in Kingston on November 9. Looking on (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Cole and Chief Financial Officer, Kadiana Ramballi.

PM Urges Agro Corporation to Focus on Increasing Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has mandated the Agro-Investment Corporation of Jamaica (AIC) to focus on expanding the agriculture sector and creating an environment for investment. “There are some critical things that we have to look at such...
Deputy Chief of Party, Ja REEACH II Project, Dianne Dormer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 8.
Deputy Chief of Party, Ja REEACH II Project, Dianne Dormer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 8.

Agricultural Sector Impacted By Ja REEACH Project
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Government Removes GCT on Agricultural Inputs
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Agriculture Minister Commends JAST
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Ambassador Derrick Heaven during the 79th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists held at the RIU Hotel in Ocho Rios on Thursday (November 3).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Ambassador Derrick Heaven during the 79th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists held at the RIU Hotel in Ocho Rios on Thursday (November 3).

Minister Samuda Expresses Optimism for Sugar Industry

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is presented with ginger by Wilton Field, a farmer at the Plantain Garden River Agro-park in St. Thomas. The Minister toured the area on November 3 and addressed the farmers.
Agriculture

100 Acres to be Planted with Irish Potatoe In St. Thomas

Preparation is to begin immediately for the planting of Irish potato on 100 acres of land in the Plantain Garden River Agro-park in St. Thomas. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said all the inputs will be provided for the more than 20 active farmers in the park, with the delivery...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (left) and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant shake hands during the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head offices in Kingston. The JAS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’.
Agriculture

Adequate Supply of Pork for Christmas

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says there will be adequate supply of pork for the upcoming Christmas season. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, said pig farmers are now producing to meet 60 per cent of local demand and will be able to provide sufficient fresh meat to the general market, as well as to ham processors....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the relaunch of the National School Garden Programme on October 28 at the Mocho Primary School in Clarendon. Others seated (from right) are Managing Director at Newport Fersan, Dennis Valdez; and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson.
Agriculture

National School Garden Programme Relaunched

The Government has relaunched the National School Garden Programme to boost the provision of breakfast in educational institutions across the island and demonstrate the importance of agriculture to students. Under the programme, the schools will be provided with seeds, fertiliser, agricultural tools and irrigation systems. “We also want to teach the young students that agriculture is good, it is important,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Agriculture

Fisheries Management Fund in Healthy Position

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Fisheries Management and Development Fund is “quite healthy”, and at the end of the conch season, it is likely to be close to $64 million. Speaking in the Senate on October 21, Mrs. Johnson Smith said the amount in the Fund should help to ensure the “sustainability...
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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.
Agriculture

Cocoa Farmers Urged to be Vigilant in Dealing with Frosty Pod Rot Disease

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is advising farmers affected by the Frosty Pod Rot disease to exercise vigilance when disposing of cocoa pods. Identifier and Entomologist at the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Branch, Karen Christie, told JIS News that the Ministry has provided a step-by-step guide for farmers to follow. They were advised to remove all pods,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses members of the Seville Benevolent Society Production and Marketing Organization (PMO) at a meeting at the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann, on Friday (October 21).
Agriculture

Work to Start Next Year on Annotto Bay Agro-Economic Zone

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says work is to get under way early 2017 on the construction of an agro-economic zone in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. He said the facility, among others to be established across the island, will provide a guaranteed market for agricultural produce. “We are looking at...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), addresses members of the Seville Benevolent Society Production and Marketing Organization (PMO) in St. Ann on October 21. Listening keenly is the Agricultural Parish Manager for RADA, St. Ann, Melvin Aries.
Agriculture

Agriculture Records High Growth

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says agricultural production recorded tremendous growth over the last two quarters. “The quarter up to June, we had an increase over last year of 13.5 per cent. I understand that the figure coming out for the end of September is about 13.9 per cent over last...
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