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Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (left), is in light conversation with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase, at seminar held on January 21, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew, which looked at 20 years of cooperation between Japan and CARICOM.
Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (left), is in light conversation with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase, at seminar held on January 21, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew, which looked at 20 years of cooperation between Japan and CARICOM.

Government Looking at Developing Pharmaceuticals from Fish Trimmings

The Government is looking to partner with Japan to explore the development of pharmaceutical items from fish trimmings. Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, made the disclosure at a seminar held on January 21...
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (right), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Jerome Thomas, look through a copy of the ‘Best Land Husbandry Practices and Climate Smart Agriculture Manual, during a handing over ceremony today (January 16), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (right), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Jerome Thomas, look through a copy of the ‘Best Land Husbandry Practices and Climate Smart Agriculture Manual, during a handing over ceremony today (January 16), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.

RADA Officers to be Trained in Greenhouse Production
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Minister Kellier Commends Broiler Companies for Price Reductions
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), listens as manufacturer of the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, and head of Jamdun’ Food Procesing, Chevaughn Bowen (3rd left), informs her about the product. Occasion was the recent official opening of the first organic bamboo charcoal factory, in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson; Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, who also heads the Government’s bamboo programme; and the Export Development Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), listens as manufacturer of the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, and head of Jamdun’ Food Procesing, Chevaughn Bowen (3rd left), informs her about the product. Occasion was the recent official opening of the first organic bamboo charcoal factory, in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson; Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, who also heads the Government’s bamboo programme; and the Export Development Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

Local Bamboo Ketchup Now Available
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),

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JAS Stages Conference to Move Agriculture Forward

More than 20 local and international organizations are expected to participate in the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) inaugural National Agricultural Production and Food Security Summit, scheduled for Thursday, January 22 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston The Summit is an initiative of the JAS, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security.  The first of its...
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RADA CEO Urges Farmers To Register With ABIS

Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, is encouraging more of the island’s farmers to register with the Government’s Agricultural Business Information System (ABIS). ABIS is a web-based information programme developed by RADA, which provides information on crops, livestock, and agricultural production, markets and stakeholders, to support the business of agriculture. It provides data to...
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State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd left), listens keenly to Chairman of the Bethel Town Agricultural Cooperative Society in Westmoreland, Ian Hill (4th left), as he gives an update on operations of the Bethel Town Sorrel factory, during a recent tour of the facility. At 2nd right is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton.
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Farmers Urged To Increase Production to Supply Bethel Town Sorrel Plant

Farmers in western Jamaica are being urged to increase the cultivation of sorrel to supply the processing plant, which opened in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, earlier this year. The appeal comes from Chairman of the Bethel Town Agricultural Cooperative Society, Ian Hill. Speaking to JIS News during a tour of the plant on Saturday (December 13), by State Minister for Agriculture...
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State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), leads the discussion with members of the Rural Community Development Task Force on how Bethel Town in Westmoreland can become a model community. The group also toured Stetin in Trelawny on December 13 to get firsthand knowledge of the communities.
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Major Work on Model Communities Early 2015

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says efforts will be fast tracked in 2015 for the establishment of two model communities under the Government’s Rural Community Development Project, which is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative, (REDI) programme. Speaking to JIS News on December 13, while on a tour...
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Need For Increased Youth Involvement in Agriculture Emphasized

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, is emphasizing the need for more youth involvement in agriculture, to ensure the sector’s continued growth. Mr. Buchanan underscored this point while addressing the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover branch’s recent open day exhibition, held at the agency’s parish office in Lucea, which was staged under...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan (2nd right), converses with third year student of Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, Stacy-Ann Muir (left), about the products displayed at her school’s booth, mounted at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover parish office’s recent open day exhibition in Lucea, at which he was the guest speaker. Others pictured include: RADA Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton (right); and RADA’s Western Jamaica Zonal Director, Donald Robinson (2nd left), and other agency executives.
Agriculture

Need for Increased Youth Involvement in Agriculture Emphasized

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan, is emphasizing the need for more youth involvement in agriculture, to ensure the sector’s continued growth. Mr. Buchanan underscored this point while addressing the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover branch’s recent open day exhibition, held at the agency’s parish office in Lucea, which was staged...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), listens as Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Zonal Director for Western Jamaica, Donald Robinson, explains features of the RADA Haughton Court greenhouse and ginger nursery. The Minister toured the facility after addressing the Hanover RADA Open Day Exhibition on December 4.
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Hanover Farmers Commended for Resilience

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, has commended farmers in Hanover for working hard to produce for the nation, despite numerous challenges facing them, including drought. He said that through their resilience and tenacity, they are contributing to food security, while reducing the country’s food import bill. Mr. Buchanan was speaking at...
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