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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and students, Amir Nelson (left) and Alison Johnson (centre) plant an orange tree at the Orange Hill Primary School, on February 5. Mr. Kellier launched a tree planting project at the school.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and students, Amir Nelson (left) and Alison Johnson (centre) plant an orange tree at the Orange Hill Primary School, on February 5. Mr. Kellier launched a tree planting project at the school.

Tree Planting Project Launched At Orange Hill Primary School

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on February 5, launched a tree planting project at the Orange Hill Primary School, in Stonehenge, South St. James. After launching the project, students and citizens planted a number of fruit and...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), signs contract for the rehabilitation of the John Common Road, near Stonehenge, in Southern St. James, on February 5. The work is being funded by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited, at a cost of $6.5 million. Others (from left) are: Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; Councillor Gladston Bent; Project Manager, Andrew Jeffery; Project Engineer, Dwight Mullings and Chief Executive Officer of SCJH Limited, John Gayle.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), signs contract for the rehabilitation of the John Common Road, near Stonehenge, in Southern St. James, on February 5. The work is being funded by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited, at a cost of $6.5 million. Others (from left) are: Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; Councillor Gladston Bent; Project Manager, Andrew Jeffery; Project Engineer, Dwight Mullings and Chief Executive Officer of SCJH Limited, John Gayle.

John Common Road To Be Repaired
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), examines pineapples on the Orange Hill Primary School compound, during a tour of the community on February 5. Others (from left) are: Councillor Martin Kellier and Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH), John Gayle.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), examines pineapples on the Orange Hill Primary School compound, during a tour of the community on February 5. Others (from left) are: Councillor Martin Kellier and Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH), John Gayle.

Agriculture Minister Hints at Establishing Pineapple Factory in St. James
Organic farmer, Kermar Francis, tends to kale (curly lettuce) that is grown on his farm in Middleton, St. Thomas.
Organic farmer, Kermar Francis, tends to kale (curly lettuce) that is grown on his farm in Middleton, St. Thomas.

Organic Farming Project Impacting Sector
President of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Wendell Stewart (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Montego Bay, on February 2. He outlined details of the 2016 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show to be held in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday, February 10. Others (from left) are: Trelawny 4-H Parish Development Officer, Natanish Hines and Trelawny Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Manager, Paula Barrett.
President of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Wendell Stewart (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Montego Bay, on February 2. He outlined details of the 2016 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show to be held in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday, February 10. Others (from left) are: Trelawny 4-H Parish Development Officer, Natanish Hines and Trelawny Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Manager, Paula Barrett.

More than 2,000 Farmers to take part in Hague Agricultural Show

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Hague Show Sponsors Looking To Return Event to Former Glory

Main sponsor for the 2016 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show, Hi-Pro Feeds Limited, says it is working with event organisers, the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), to return the popular Ash Wednesday show to its former glory. “We want to see a difference in Hague this year and return to the days …when you used to see people coming out to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), makes a symbolic presentation of a signed contract to Contractor and Director of Surrey Pavements, Mr. Leslie Chang (right), following the signing of seven contracts for the rehabilitation of farm roads across 10 parishes, under Phase Two of the National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, valued at $182 million. Others (from left) are: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier , and State Minister, Hon. Luther Buchanan. The ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, February 2.
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22 Farm Roads To Be Rehabilitated

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through its National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme, Tuesday, February 2, signed seven contracts valued at some $182 million for the rehabilitation of 22 farm roads in 10 parishes. The contracts, which forms phase two of the programme, are for roads in Portland, St James, Hanover, St. Mary, Clarendon, St. Thomas, St. Ann, St. Catherine,...
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Agriculture

Ralph Anglin Community Centre Opens In Westmoreland

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, on Sunday (January 31) officially opened the Ralph Anglin Community Centre located in Belvedere, Westmoreland. The facility was refurbished at a cost of $10 million through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). It is named in honour of the late former Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, who served the Leamington Division of the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), examines the MD2 Costa Rican variety of pineapples being grown on a farm in Shettlewood, Hanover. Occasion was a recent tour of proposed agro park sites in the parish. Minister of State, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, were also on the tour.
Agriculture

Two Agro Parks To Be Established In Hanover

Government has embarked on a massive drive to boost agricultural production in Hanover through the setting up of banana and mixed crop agro parks. Two parks are to be established. One in Hazelymph, which will be dedicated to banana production for export; and the other in Shettlewood for cultivation of crops such as pineapple, cassava, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), engages in discussion with members of the Hazelymph Farmers Co-operative, during a tour of the proposed Hazelymph agro-park in Hanover recently. Minister of State, Hon. Luther Buchanan (4th right); and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Acting Parish Agricultural Manager for Hanover, Collin Henry (3rd right), were also on the tour.
Agriculture

More Than 150 Banana Farmers to Benefit from Agro-Park Project

More than 150 farmers from the parishes of Hanover and St. James stand to benefit from the establishment of the Hazelymph/Seven Rivers agro park, which will grow bananas for export to the United Kingdom (UK) market. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been working closely with key agencies and stakeholders to establish the facility, which will supply the overseas...
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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 26. Others (from left) are: General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher and Manager, Process Development, Julia Brown. Dr. Riley spoke of the SRC’s two new patented systems to be used to produce artemia fish feed.
Agriculture

SRC to Produce Ornamental Fish Feed

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is set to play its part in the reduction of Jamaica’s high import bill, by producing ornamental fish feed for local demand. The SRC has designed two patented systems to produce the fish feed locally, which is currently being imported. “Farmers will be able to either purchase the feed or grow their own fish feed,...
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