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Bee Farmers Urged to Increase Value-Added Production

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging bee farmers to increase value added production in order to maximise earnings. He noted that while beekeeping is a billion-dollar industry, a significant...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (foreground), on a tour of the Monymusk Sugar Factory, in Clarendon, on March 31. Occasion was the official reopening of the factory.

Government to Ensure Effective Management of Sugar Industry

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), with (from left) Managing Director, AMCHAM Finland, Dr. Erica Sauer; Country Managing Partner, Ernst and Young (EY), Allison Peart; and Private Sector Co-Chair, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Jamaica, Derrick Nembhard, during an AMCHAM Breakfast Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 31. The forum was held under the theme ‘Trade and Investment: Prospects for 2017 and Beyond’.

Sugar Producers Urged To Seek New Markets in CARICOM

P8- Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is being greeted by Operations Director of B and D Trawling Limited, Sean Francis (centre), at the opening of the 15th meeting of the forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 30. Looking on is Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Milton Haughton.

Agriculture Ministry Working to Fast-Track New Fisheries Act

Minister of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda (2ND Left) , greets farmers at the launch of the 2016/17 Irish Potato Programme at the Shiloah Apostolic Church in Malton, Manchester on Friday (March 24).

Minister Samuda Expresses Support for Irish Potato Farmers

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House Begins Debate on Bill to Modernise Agricultural Sector

Debate on a Bill seeking to modernise the agricultural sector to meet the demands of increased food security and agricultural productivity began in the House of Representatives on April 12. Piloting the Bill – The Agricultural Loan Societies and Approved Organisations Act – Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the modernisation process involves streamlining certain...

9 years ago Agriculture

Fishermen Reaping the Benefits of Fish Sanctuary

The Fishermen of Oracabessa Bay in St. Mary are reaping the benefits of the locally established fish sanctuary, which has significantly increased the fish stock in the area. Manager of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, Inilek Wilmot tells JIS News since the inception of the project in 2008, there has been a significant increase in the fish stock. “We have...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (right), presents a special commemorative plaque to retired Senior Gardener in the Ministry’s Public Gardens Division, Julius Parke, who served the Ministry for just over 40 years. The presentation was made during a recent recognition ceremony for retirees at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago Agriculture

32 Retirees Honoured for Their Years of Service

Thirty-two retirees of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries were recently honoured for a combined 878 years of public service. The honourees, who were attached to various divisions, were recognized for service ranging from eight to 40 years. Each person received a commemorative plaque and gift during a special ceremony held recently at the Knutsford Court Hotel in...

9 years ago Agriculture

Retirees at Agriculture Ministry Lauded

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, says Jamaica owes a debt of gratitude to the Ministry’s employees whose work has helped to spur economic growth. Speaking at a recognition ceremony for 31 of the Ministry’s retirees at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 15, Mr. Stanberry noted that agriculture has...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing potato farmers in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, March 10.

9 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Play their Part in Growing Jamaica’s Economy

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson, has called on farmers to play their part in growing Jamaica’s economy. Speaking at Friday’s (March 10) Irish potato production post-harvest seminar and study tour in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, he emphasized that if farming does not grow, neither could the economy. To that end, he...

9 years ago Agriculture

EU-Funded Programme Breathes New Life into Banana Sector

Stakeholder activities under a $677.85-million (€5-million) European Union (EU) grant-funded programme to revitalise Jamaica’s banana sector, which had been seriously impacted by the weather in recent years, are far advanced. The Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) Programme, being implemented by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), aims to spur increased production and other key outcomes, following recent fallouts caused by...

Principal Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh (left), presents trophy to the Champion Cattle farmer at the 2017 Hague Agricultural and Livestock show, Carlton Smith. The presentation took place on March 1 during the opening ceremony for the annual event in Hague, Trelawny.

9 years ago Agriculture

Growth in Agriculture Contributes to Lower Import Bill

Growth of 17 per cent in the agricultural sector in 2016 resulted in a reduction of US$6 million in the country’s food-import bill up to October, says Principal Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh. He pointed out that the positive performance of the sector is also ensuring that the nation’s food-security needs are met....