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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, making his keynote presentation today (April 28), during the sixth staging of the Make Your Mark Middle Managers Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Minister Kellier to Hold Discussions on Imported Refined Sugar Cess

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is to meet with the relevant stakeholders, following their concerns about his announcement on the cess to be imposed on imported refined sugar. Speaking with reporters, on Tuesday, April 28,...

Cess To Be Imposed On Imported Refined Sugar

Food Import Bill Down

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (right), is assisted by Chairman, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Senator Norman Grant, to cut the organization’s 75th anniversary commemorative cake, during the recent launch of activities to mark the celebrations, at the agency’s Old Hope Road head office, in St. Andrew. Lady Allen is Patron of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Among those sharing the occasion are: Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon, Derrick Kellier (centre); Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), who brought greetings; and members of 4-H Clubs across Kingston and St. Andrew.

4-H Movement Celebrates Significant Milestone

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) tours the papaya grove at Advanced Farms/Martha’s Best Papaya in Martha Brae, Trelawny on Friday (April 17), before handing over $1 million in grant assistance for improvements to the packaging house. Others from (second left) are: Director General in the Ministry, Don McGlashan; Farm Manager, John Mendez; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; General Manager of Advanced Farms, Ian Fulton; and Minister of State in the Ministry, Luther Buchanan.

Agriculture Ministry Provides Grant Assistance to Two Food Export Facilities

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Billion Dollar Sugar Projects Being Implemented This Year

The Government will, this year, implement several projects, valued over $1 billion, which aim to transform the lives of sugar industry workers. Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, outlined details of the engagements during his 2015/16 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, April 21, under the theme: ‘Making Jamaica’s Agriculture Sustainable’. Mr. Kellier said...

11 years ago AgricultureBudget 2015/2016Parliament

Gov’t Targeting Over 8,000 Hectares Of Land For Agro-Parks

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is targeting another 8,093 hectares (20,000 acres) of Government land for development into agro-parks over the next five years. The move forms part of the Ministry’s undertaking to preserve and utilise the 271,600 hectares, or 25 per cent, of Jamaica’s just over one million hectares of land, deemed suitable for agriculture. It will also...

11 years ago Agriculture

297 Farmers Benefit from Weather Pattern Training

A total of 297 farmers from five parishes have been empowered with weather pattern information through a US$100,000 grant from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) Project. This was under the training component of the project, involving the Meteorological Service (Met Office), the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and...

11 years ago AgricultureBudget 2015/2016Parliament

$418 Million to be Spent on Agro-Parks

The Ministry of Agriculture is slated to spend over $418 million in 2015/16, to continue work on existing agro-parks and establish new facilities. This allocation, according to Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, will complement the $718 million spent over the past two years to develop the nine agro-parks currently in operation. He made this disclosure during...

11 years ago Agriculture

Anchovy High Expands School Farm

As part of its mission to become self-sufficient in some agricultural produce and to participate fully in the Ministry of Agriculture’s ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign, the administration at the Anchovy High School, in St. James, has expanded its school farm. The school has moved decisively into banana, poultry, rabbit and vegetable farming, with the Principal, Lambert Robinson, hoping that in a...

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Thousands of Youth for 4-H National Achievement Expo

Thousands of young people are expected to participate in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ 2015 National Achievement Exposition, scheduled for April 23-24 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The exposition, which is the culmination of the 14 parish achievement days, and forms part of the movement’s 75th anniversary celebrations, will be held under the theme: ‘4-H Celebrating the Past…Embracing the Future’....

Programme Manager of the agriculture component of the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme, Mr. I.W. Wilson, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago Agriculture

Agricultural Sector Benefitting from Adaptation Fund

The agricultural sector is benefitting from a US$2.9 million fund, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries climate change mitigation initiative. This forms a part of the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP), which was established in 2013. “The primary objectives of the agriculture component of the GoJ/AFP is to protect livelihoods and food security of the population in...