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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.

Cocoa Industry Returning to Path of Growth

Battered by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the island’s cocoa industry is slowly returning to a path of growth. Secretary Manager at the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB), Leroy Grey says the industry returned to positive growth during the 2013-2014 crop year...
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, view some of the crops on display at RADA’s annual open day and farmers’ market, held at the Folly Oval in Portland on February 25.
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, view some of the crops on display at RADA’s annual open day and farmers’ market, held at the Folly Oval in Portland on February 25.

Portland Farmers Urged to Increase Banana Production
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, addresses the 2015 staging of the Hague Agriculture and Livestock show in Falmouth, Trelawny on Wednesday, February 18.
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, addresses the 2015 staging of the Hague Agriculture and Livestock show in Falmouth, Trelawny on Wednesday, February 18.

JAS Targets 10 Per Cent Annual Growth in Domestic Production
Director of Workforce Development and Employment, HEART Trust/ NTA, Denworth Finnikin (left), greets Jamaica 4-H Club member, Ajae Adlam, at the recent Parish Achievement Day held at Edith Dalton-James High School in Kingston.
Director of Workforce Development and Employment, HEART Trust/ NTA, Denworth Finnikin (left), greets Jamaica 4-H Club member, Ajae Adlam, at the recent Parish Achievement Day held at Edith Dalton-James High School in Kingston.

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Leaders Benefitting From Technical and Vocational Training
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), presents the goat breeder’s cheque to Renick Thomas (right) of the Carey Park Goat Farmers’ Association in Trelawny, while President of the Trelawny Branch Association of Jamaica Agricultural Society Branches, Wendell Stewart, shares the moment. Occasion was the Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show held on Wednesday (February 18) in Falmouth.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), presents the goat breeder’s cheque to Renick Thomas (right) of the Carey Park Goat Farmers’ Association in Trelawny, while President of the Trelawny Branch Association of Jamaica Agricultural Society Branches, Wendell Stewart, shares the moment. Occasion was the Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show held on Wednesday (February 18) in Falmouth.

Govt in Talks for Sale Of St. Thomas Cocoa Farm

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Trelawny Produced 95,742 Metric Tonnes of Crops in 2014

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, is hailing the resilience of Trelawny’s farmers, noting that despite drought they produced over 95,000 metric tonnes of produce last year, contributing 15.5 per cent of the country’s domestic crop production. He said the parish is ranked third in domestic production behind Manchester and St. Elizabeth. “Let me celebrate the...
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More Lands for Cassava

Cabinet has approved the lease of 250 acres of land in Wallen, St. Catherine, to Red Stripe for the planting of cassava in support of the company’s plans to produce cassava as a substitute for imported barley.  This is in addition to the 36-acre property which was leased to Red Stripe in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, to plant cassava as...
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant (right) examine one of the prized cows on display at the 2015 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 18.
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Banana Production To Be Increased

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says major developments are to take place shortly in the Jamaica banana industry, with an emphasis on production for the export market. Addressing the opening of the Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show in Falmouth, Trelawny on February 18, Mr. Kellier said the developments would include putting more lands into banana cultivation,...
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Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, speaking at the 2015 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 18. In his address, Minister Kellier stated that very soon Jamaican agricultural produce could reach the United Kingdom market in 10 days.
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Agricultural Produce to Reach UK Faster

Jamaican agricultural produce could soon reach the United Kingdom market within 10 days, based on a pending agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and a major shipping line, which will shortly be operating directly between both countries. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said currently Jamaican products get into the United Kingdom market in 23 days,...
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Jamaica Looking to Increase Fresh Produce Exports to UK

The Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, is looking to take advantage of the high demand for local fresh produce in the United Kingdom (UK) to increase exports to that market. The development comes out of a recent visit by a 15-member delegation led by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, to the New Covent Garden Market in London, to...
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Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), plants an East Indian Mango Tree at the launch of the SCJ Holdings Limited
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Ministry Of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Supports Tree Planting Initiative

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill has committed his Ministry’s support to the SCJ Holdings (SCJH) Limited’s ‘Navel String’ tree planting initiative. Speaking at the launch of the project, on February 17 at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Artificial Ground Water Aquifer Recharge Facility at Innswood St. Catherine, Mr. Pickersgill said he welcomed any tree...
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Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) plants a mango tree seedling, during Tuesday’s (February 17) launch of SCJ Holdings Limited’s “Navel String” tree planting project at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) artificial groundwater facility, at Innswood, St. Catherine. One million trees are earmarked to be planted over the next four years under the initiative., at a cost of over $25 million. Assisting Mr. Kellier is Chief Executive Officer, Forestry Department, and Conservator of Forests in Jamaica, Marilyn Headley (2nd left), while Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ronald Blake (3rd left), and pupils of Clifton Basic School in Portmore, St. Catherine, observe the proceedings.
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Agriculture Ministry Supports Navel String Project

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has endorsed SCJ Holdings Limited’s (SCJH) navel string project, which will target the planting of one million trees islandwide, over the next four years. The project, to be implemented at a cost of over $25 million, is being undertaken in partnership with several Ministries, Departments and Agencies. It aims to, among...
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