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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), speaks with Chairman, Ag-Chem Plant Limited (ACP), Joe Pires Jr (left) about insecticides manufactured by the company. Occasion was the official launch of ACP on January 26 at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel in St. Andrew. Also pictured is General Manager, ACP, Graham Dunkley.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), speaks with Chairman, Ag-Chem Plant Limited (ACP), Joe Pires Jr (left) about insecticides manufactured by the company. Occasion was the official launch of ACP on January 26 at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel in St. Andrew. Also pictured is General Manager, ACP, Graham Dunkley.

Agro Parks Yield Over 3.5 Million Kilograms of Produce

Over 3.5 million kilograms of produce have been harvested to date from the nine agro parks currently being operated across the country. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, while addressing the launch of Ag...
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), presents a voucher to Egbert Lawrence, one of over 70 farmers from Westmoreland, who have received support under the Ministry’s Agricultural Production Incentive Programme (APIP), which was launched at the New Works Primary School in the parish on January 21.
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), presents a voucher to Egbert Lawrence, one of over 70 farmers from Westmoreland, who have received support under the Ministry’s Agricultural Production Incentive Programme (APIP), which was launched at the New Works Primary School in the parish on January 21.

Farmers in Westmoreland Provided with Planting Material
President of the Round Hill Farmers’ Group, Richard Hanson tends to his cassava plot in Round Hill, St. Elizabeth. (File photo)
President of the Round Hill Farmers’ Group, Richard Hanson tends to his cassava plot in Round Hill, St. Elizabeth. (File photo)

Agriculture Sector On The Rebound – Kellier
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a praedial larceny sensitisation session for Resident Magistrates and Clerks of Courts at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann on Saturday (January 16).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a praedial larceny sensitisation session for Resident Magistrates and Clerks of Courts at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann on Saturday (January 16).

133 Persons Arrested For Praedial Larceny
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), speaks with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, at a praedial larceny sensitisation session for members of the judiciary held on January 16 at Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), speaks with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, at a praedial larceny sensitisation session for members of the judiciary held on January 16 at Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann.

Gov’t Looking To Amend Laws To Increase Praedial Larceny Convictions

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a ceremony for the handing over of thousands of banana and plantain suckers and corms to farmers from Portland and St. Mary, held at the Orange River Agricultural Research Station in Highgate on Thursday, January 14.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Distributes Planting Material to Banana and Plantain Farmers

Banana and plantain farmers in St. Mary and Portland, who have been affected by the recent drought, have received donations of planting material from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to resuscitate their farms and boost production. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, handed over thousands of suckers and corms (bulbo-tubers) during a ceremony held at the Orange River Agricultural Research...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May 2015. The provision is part of the Government
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Provides $3 Million Relief for Coffee Farmers Affected by Fires

Thirty-five coffee farmers in East Rural St. Andrew, whose crops were destroyed by bush fires last year, have received $3 million in relief support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to assist in restoring their livelihoods. The provision includes grants of $30,000 for each acre of land scorched; seedlings and plants; fertilizers; and other inputs to assist with land...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), converses with (from left) Senator Imani Duncan Price; President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; and coffee farmer, Elvis Holding, during a tour of Mr. Holding’s farm in Orchard, St. Andrew on January 13. The Minister toured several farms in East Rural St. Andrew, which were affected by bush fires in May 2015, to provide planting material. Partially hidden in the background are Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left); and State Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, Luther Buchanan.
Agriculture

Persons Who Light Fires Illegally to Face Prosecution – Kellier

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Government intends to enforce the law against the indiscriminate lighting of fires, which have resulted in significant losses in the agricultural sector. He warned that persons who continue to light fires illicitly will be prosecuted. “We are not only asking, begging, cajoling but we are warning people because this time...
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Agriculture

Praedial Larceny Workshop January 16

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, will be hosting the first of two Praedial Larceny Sensitization Workshops targeting members of the Judiciary and other critical stakeholders within the sector, on Saturday, January 16. Some 40 Clerks of the Court along with representatives from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS),...
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Project Coordinator for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas Project, National Environment and Planning Agency, Nelsa English-Johnson.
Agriculture

NEPA Hosts Land Husbandry Workshop in St. Thomas

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is conducting a three-day land husbandry workshop in St. Thomas, aimed at improving sustainable land management (SLM) practices in the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed. The train the trainer short course, which started on Tuesday (January 12) at the Bethel Callum Park in Cedar Valley, is part of the Integrated Management of the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), and Chairman, Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (2nd right), exchange a warm handshake following the unveiling and official opening of the Best Dressed Chicken Cumberland Hatchery in Portmore, St. Catherine today (Jan. 12). Others (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan and Vice President in charge of Finance at Jamaica Broilers Group, Ian Persaud.
Agriculture

GOV’T Implements Measures to Meet Demand for Chicken Meat

The Government is collaborating with the island’s two main chicken producers to satisfy the heightened demand for chicken meat and to ensure that there is no increase in price for the product. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that Jamaica Broilers, which produces the Best Dressed Chicken brand, has agreed to place an additional 50,000 chickens per...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, addresses the opening of the upgraded Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) literacy centre in Savanna -la-Mar, Westmoreland, recently.
Agriculture

Over $6 Billion Invested in Sugar-Dependent Areas

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has invested over $6 billion on improvement projects in sugar-dependent communities across the island since 2009. The projects, undertaken through the European Union (EU)-funded Sugar Transformation Unit (STU), include the provision of, at a cost of some $2.4 billion cane road, and drain projects – $500 million; social infrastructure projects to include schools, clinics,...
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