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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

The Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST) has been commended for the contributions they have made towards the sustainable development of the sugar cane industry over the last 79 years. The commendation came from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...
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
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.
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.

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

Adequate Supply of Pork for Christmas
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.
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.

National School Garden Programme Relaunched

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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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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, delivers the Minister’s address at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held atTerra Nova All-Suite Hotel on October 20.
Agriculture

Gov’t Aims to Boost Milk Production

The Government is aiming to significantly boost local milk production from the current level of 13 million litres annually to 20 million litres by 2020, says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. In a speech delivered by Director General in the Ministry, Vivian Brown, at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony in Kingston on October 20,...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell (right) and Acting Principal Director of Technical Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), yesterday (October 20), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, for a project geared at enabling farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change, through a US$17-million Adaptation Fund.
Agriculture

Project Established to Enable Farmers to Deal with Impacts of Climate Change

The Government has established a collaborative project from a US$17-million Adaptation Fund, to enable farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change. Through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the five-year programme, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will provide for capacity-building of key...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left); and Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Company, Homer Davis. Occasion was the commissioning of a water, energy and sanitation project at the Beersheba Primary School in St. Elizabeth on Friday (October 14).
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry to Set Up School Garden at Beersheba Primary

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be providing support for the establishment of a proper school garden at the Beersheba Primary School in New Market, St. Elizabeth. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who made the disclosure, said the project will ensure that students are exposed to agriculture from an early stage. “We are going to be...
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