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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.
Project Coordinator for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas Project, National Environment and Planning Agency, Nelsa English-Johnson.

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...
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.
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.

GOV’T Implements Measures to Meet Demand for Chicken Meat
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.
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.

Over $6 Billion Invested in Sugar-Dependent Areas
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan (3rd left), examine sorrel reaped by a locally developed Sorrel Harvesting Machine, during the official launch on October 27 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Also pictured are inventors of the machine and Directors of Turner Innovations Limited, Allison (left) and Oral Turner (right).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan (3rd left), examine sorrel reaped by a locally developed Sorrel Harvesting Machine, during the official launch on October 27 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Also pictured are inventors of the machine and Directors of Turner Innovations Limited, Allison (left) and Oral Turner (right).

Processing of Sorrel for Popular Christmas Drink Now Cheaper and Easier
These sheep are products of embryo transfer.
These sheep are products of embryo transfer.

Gov’t Boosting Quality and Productivity of Goat and Sheep Stock

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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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SRC Begins Project to Eliminate Rhizome Rot

The Scientific Research Council (SRC), in partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency, has started a breeding programme using radiation to modify the genes of ginger affected by the Rhizome Rot. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the process, which seeks to eliminate the fungus that affects locally produced ginger, involves exposing the ginger...
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Minister Urges Jamaicans to Emulate Legacy of Sam Sharpe

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says  National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, was not only instrumental in the abolition of slavery, but has left an enviable legacy of selflessness that Jamaicans should emulate. Speaking at the ‘Flames of Freedom’ celebration to commemorate the 184th anniversary of the Christmas Rebellion, which saw some 50,000 slaves taking up...
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$16.5 Million to Assist Young Persons and Women to Plant Irish Potato

Approximately $16.5 million in grant assistance has been provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and several stakeholder partners, for 100 young persons and women, under the 2015/16 National Irish Potato Expansion Programme, currently underway. Portfolio Minister, Hon Derrick Kellier, said the allocation, which includes inputs from the Canada-based Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages...
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Agriculture Ministry to Test 15 New Irish Potato Varieties

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is to conduct research trials on 15 new varieties of imported Irish potato over the next three months, to determine their suitability for local conditions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said the research into the new potato varieties forms part of activities under the National Irish Potato Expansion Programme, being funded at a cost...
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Ministry introduces new variety of Irish Potato

The country’s importation of fries could be reduced by at least 30 per cent over the next three years, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ introduction of the ‘Challenger’ variety of Irish potato, deemed ideal for producing this popular fast food item. Noting that currently, seven million kilogrammes of fries are imported annually at a cost of  $700 million,...
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Farmers in Waugh Hill, Sligoville, Get Water Tanks

Twenty farmers in the Waugh Hill community of Sligoville, St. Catherine, were the beneficiaries of 650-gallon water tanks on December 9, under the Drought Mitigation Programme of the Ministry of Agriculture. The tanks, which are provided through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), were delivered by Minister with responsibility for Sport and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine,...
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