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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second right) examines a head of cabbage during an extensive tour of seven farms across St. Ann on December 3. Looking on from left are: Cabbage farmer, Franklyn Roberts, Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Keith Walford, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.

Farmers Urged To Register With RADA

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier has called on farmers to be registered with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the data is necessary in the planning of the overall food security of the country. “We are...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing farmers at the Frazer Church of God of Prophecy in Cascade, St. Ann, on December 3 during a tour of farming communities in the parish. The occasion was a tour of some seven key farming communities in St. Ann, to examine the effects of the drought conditions on farming activities.

Minister Kellier Lauds Farmers in St. Ann

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (4th left), in discussion with a representative to Jamaica from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, at the opening of a two-day seminar on Export Management, organized by the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme (ACP), and held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, December 1. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Minister of State, Hon. Luther Buchanan; and Programme Director for the ACP, Petronia Colley.

Farmers Encouraged to Seek More Export Opportunities for Certain Crops

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Mr. Lenworth Fulton, speaking at a recent function, in Southfield, St. Elizabeth.

RADA Conducting Survey among Farmers to Tackle Drought

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), inspect peppers being grown on a farm in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth during a tour agricultural areas of the parish on November 26. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton; Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan; and RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Manager, Neville Morgan.

Govt Committed To Building Resilience Of Agricultural Sector – Kellier

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Agriculture Minister Says Red Stripe’s Cassava Project is Expanding Sector

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says Red Stripe’s decision to add cassava in its brewing process is expanding the agricultural sector, and providing increased income to farmers. The Minister, who was addressing the opening of Red Stripe’s Wallen Cassava Farm, in Linstead, St. Catherine, today (December 7), said the entire Ministry is pleased with the “progress of...

10 years ago Agriculture

Hounslow Research Centre Will Boost Quality And Quantity Of Livestock – Kellier

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the livestock research centre being built at Hounslow in St. Elizabeth will improve the quality and quantity of small livestock in the parish. In an interview with JIS News during a tour of farm belt areas of St. Elizabeth on Thursday (November 26), Minister Kellier said the centre is a welcome...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd right), listens intently as Chief Executive Officer of Nature’s Premium, Jennifer Jones (left), provides information on the company’s products. Occasion was an Eat Jamaican Day Exposition held at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs headquarters in St. Andrew on November 25.Others (from left) are: National Farm Queen, Peta-Gaye Stewart; President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; and Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell.

10 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Sector Remains Buoyant

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the agricultural sector remains buoyant, delivering some 3.3 per cent of growth during the July to September quarter. He said the sector, which is a major employer and foreign exchange earner, is one of the pillars on which the country’s agenda for economic growth rests. As such, he said that the...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, delivers the main address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs 75th Anniversary Gala Banquet at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on November 24.

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Agriculture Minister Calls for More Youth Involvement

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the time has come for a “new kind of agriculture” that incorporates more youth involvement and the infusion of modern technology. “Greater level of mechanisation and an increased use of high quality inputs at the appropriate time, based on the physiology of the plant and the composition of the soils (are necessary)…....

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), listens to a matter being outlined by a farmer in Maroon Town, St James, where he attended a recent stakeholders meeting. Also listening are other sector interests.

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Jamaican Farmers Have Evolved – Minister Kellier

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says a significant percentage of Jamaica’s over 200,000 farmers have evolved into modern practitioners, who are serving the agricultural sector and nation with distinction. Addressing a recent agriculture stakeholders meeting in Maroon Town, St. James, Mr. Kellier noted that, currently, the farmer is often depicted as “an old man with a machete…in a...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, addresses a JIS Think Tank on November 18.

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JAS Assuring Adequate Supply of Produce for Christmas

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, is assuring consumers that there will be adequate supply of produce for the upcoming festive season. Addressing a JIS Think Tank recently, the JAS President said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries should be commended for the support given to the farmers during the drought period. “The Government implemented...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Phillips (second right); and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Broilers Group, Christopher Levy, examine chicks raised at the hatchery housed at the Group’s Hi-Pro Ace Farm and Garden Supercentre in While Marl, St. Catherine. He was on tour of the facility on November 18. The Minister also toured the entity’s Best Dressed Chicken Further Processing Plant in Spring Village.

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Agricultural Sector Reaping Benefits of Economic Reform

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says measures being undertaken by the Government to position the agricultural sector to maximise the benefits of the economic reforms underway are bearing fruit. “We are now much more competitive as a country...we are importing about $5 billion less of foodstuffs than we were before; we are replacing imported product with...