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Students of St. Andrew Technical High School plant a tree at the launch of National Tree Planting Day on Friday (October 2), on the schools grounds on Spanish Town Road. National Tree Planting Day, which is its 13th year, is an initiative of the Forestry Department.
Students of St. Andrew Technical High School plant a tree at the launch of National Tree Planting Day on Friday (October 2), on the schools grounds on Spanish Town Road. National Tree Planting Day, which is its 13th year, is an initiative of the Forestry Department.

Plant Trees to Reduce Effects of Climate Change

Jamaicans, particularly those living in urban centres, are being encouraged to plant more trees, in order to offset carbon dioxide emissions, which scientists say, are the main contributor to global warming and climate change. The heat-trapping emissions, released from activities...
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a SRC-sponsored public forum at the St. Ann’s Bay Parish Library on Wednesday, September 30 under the theme: ‘Grow Jamaica…Protect Jamaica.’
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a SRC-sponsored public forum at the St. Ann’s Bay Parish Library on Wednesday, September 30 under the theme: ‘Grow Jamaica…Protect Jamaica.’

SRC Urges Jamaicans to Come Forward with Creative Ideas
Processing Development Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Gillian Rowe, addresses a SRC-sponsored public forum under the theme: ‘Grow Jamaica…Protect Jamaica’, held on Wednesday (September 30), at the St. Ann’s Bay Parish Library, St. Ann.
Processing Development Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Gillian Rowe, addresses a SRC-sponsored public forum under the theme: ‘Grow Jamaica…Protect Jamaica’, held on Wednesday (September 30), at the St. Ann’s Bay Parish Library, St. Ann.

SRC Providing Disease-Free Plants For Agriculture Sector
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), listens as Farm Manager at the Orange River Agricultural Research Station in St. Mary, Zavier Gray (right), explains the germination process of the pond apple, one of several plants grown at the station’s nursery. Minister Kellier was on a tour of drought affected areas in the parish on Thursday (September 25). Also pictured (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; and Director of the station, Adrian Burke.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), listens as Farm Manager at the Orange River Agricultural Research Station in St. Mary, Zavier Gray (right), explains the germination process of the pond apple, one of several plants grown at the station’s nursery. Minister Kellier was on a tour of drought affected areas in the parish on Thursday (September 25). Also pictured (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; and Director of the station, Adrian Burke.

Drought Affected Farmers in St. Mary to Get Assistance
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), shares a light moment with President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA), Hanif Brown (2nd right), at yesterday’s (September 24) annual general meeting of the organisation held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Business Development Manager at Hi-Pro, Dayne Patterson; and Corporate Affairs Manager at Caribbean Broilers (CB), Dr Keith Amiel.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), shares a light moment with President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA), Hanif Brown (2nd right), at yesterday’s (September 24) annual general meeting of the organisation held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Business Development Manager at Hi-Pro, Dayne Patterson; and Corporate Affairs Manager at Caribbean Broilers (CB), Dr Keith Amiel.

Pork Industry On Steady Growth Path – Buchanan

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Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged To Form Fire Prevention Groups

Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is encouraging farmers to establish fire prevention groups to mitigate the occurrence of dangerous fires which have been destroying large acres of crops islandwide. He advises farmers not to light fires when preparing land for cultivation, warning that this practice could lead to flames spreading rapidly, under the prevailing dry conditions, resulting...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addresses journalists at a press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office at Hope Gardens on Friday (Sept. 18). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry.
Agriculture

Agriculture Credit Board Takes Over Management of National People’s Cooperative Bank

The Ministry of Agriculture has stabilised affairs at the National People’s Cooperative Bank (NPCB), with the Agriculture Credit Board (ACB) taking over the management and control of the bank. The move is to address financial and managerial irregularities at the bank, coming out of an audit, which found breaches of the standard operating procedures, particularly as they relate to credit...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.
Agriculture

Agriculture Minister to Report to Cabinet on Way Forward for National People’s Cooperative Bank Jamaica Limited

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,  Hon. Derrick Kellier, today (Wednesday, September 16) announced that he will be making a Report to Cabinet on the findings of the August 2015 Special Audit, which he had mandated be done on the operations of the National People’s Cooperative Bank Jamaica Limited (NPCB). The Minister will also report to Cabinet on the proposed measures...
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A beneficiary of the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate cHange (Ja REEACH) project, Verol Douglas (left), accepts a plaque from Director of Technical Assistance, Ja REEACH, Dian Dormer, during a partner recognition and project closing luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, today (September 16).
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Thousands Benefit From Ja REEACH Project

Thousands of Jamaicans have benefitted from climate change awareness and resilience building strategies, through the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate cHange (Ja REEACH) project. Since the project’s implementation in 2012, Ja REEACH has worked with key partners, impacting rural lives and livelihoods in over 70 communities across the island. Participants in the various programmes were exposed to...
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd right), signs a certificate of collaboration with Food for the Poor, for the donation of hand tractors to farmers under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP). Occasion was the handing over of the tractors at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices today (Sept. 1). Others (from left) are: Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Sheila McDonald Miller; Senior Director, Food for the Poor, Ron Burgess; and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan. Observing in the background is Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, I. W. Wilson.
Agriculture

Farmers Benefit from $92 Million in Support under Adaptation Fund Programme

Approximately 2, 100 farmers in some 50 communities across the island have benefited from $92 million in support over the last two years under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP). This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier today (Sept. 1), during the presentation of hand tractors to farmers groups benefiting under the...
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addresses farm workers at the M.G. Hurd Farm in Hudson Valley, New York, during his recent visit and tour of the facility. At third right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden, who accompanied the Minister.
Agriculture

Long-Serving Farm Workers Receive PM’s Length of Service Certificate

Ninety Jamaicans, who have participated in the United States (US) Farm Work Programme for several years, have been presented with the Prime Minister’s Length of Service Certificate. The workers are from farms in Hudson Valley in New York, which is the second largest apple growing area in the US, and were recognised for service ranging from 15 years to over 30...
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Marketing Consultant at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Derrick Deslandes, makes a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 14.
Agriculture

Local Supply of Fresh Produce Not Affected By Exports

As the island continues to experience a longer than usual dry spell, the Ministry of Agriculture  is assuring the public that its buyers mission that seeks to attract overseas importers of local fresh produce, through the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme, will not affect local supply. Marketing Consultant at the Ministry, Dr. Derrick Deslandes, says that Jamaicans can still expect their usual...
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