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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on as Consultant, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Johnny Hare, points out features of the sorghum plant, during a tour of the company’s sorghum facilities at Hill Run, in St. Catherine.

Agro Parks Yielding Success

Two years into its implementation, the Government’s flagship agro parks initiative is yielding success, having realized $36.3 million in earnings and employing more than 1,000 persons. Scheduled for completion in 2015, the project aims to modernize Jamaica’s agricultural sector; contribute...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), receives one of 10 computers from Head of the Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Achim Schaffert. The equipment was presented as part of the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Capacity Building Project and was officially handed over on March 19, at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.

Agriculture Ministry Gets Lab Equipment

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), having a
light conversation with Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North
Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (centre) and Mrs. Beverley Atkinson, at the
58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show, which was held on
March 5, in Trelawny, under the theme: — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), having a light conversation with Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (centre) and Mrs. Beverley Atkinson, at the 58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show, which was held on March 5, in Trelawny, under the theme: 'Empowering youth in agriculture: grow what we eat, eat what we grow'.

Thousands Trained Under ‘Youth in Agriculture’ Programme

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addressing the
58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show which was held on
March 5 in Trelawny, under the theme: — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addressing the 58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show which was held on March 5 in Trelawny, under the theme: 'Empowering youth in agriculture: grow what we eat, eat what we grow'.

Farmers Urged to Gear Up for More Goat Meat Production

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), greets Director of International Marketing for Vitazyme, Robert Haduk (centre), during a stakeholders seminar at the Agriculture Ministry’s Research Station at Bodles, Old Harbour, St. Catherine, in January. Mr. Clarke was guest speaker at the sensitization forum which was held under the theme: ‘Improving Crop Production, Increasing Productivity’. Looking on is Director of Latin American and Caribbean Operations for the product, Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz.

Research on All Natural Bio-Stimulant to Boost Crop Production

12 years ago Agriculture

Lab Equipment to Improve Standards in Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the recent acquisition of laboratory equipment will have far reaching effects on the Ministry and the country. “The receipt of the equipment is very timely as it will assist us in fulfilling some of our strategic objectives, including the upgrading of our Plant Quarantine/Product Inspection Branch into a Division; to enable...

12 years ago Agriculture

Farmers to be Assisted with Marketing and Sale of Produce

A National Micro Farmer Agricultural Marketing System (NAMFAMS) will be established at a cost of $10 million, to assist farmers with the marketing and sale of their produce. The system is being developed under a pilot phase with a grant from the Universal Services Fund (USF), and is being spearheaded by the Jamaica Agricultural Society Commercial Enterprises Limited (JASCEL). Government...

12 years ago AgricultureParliament

Senator Calls for Cess on Imported Coffee

As part of a strategy to re-build the coffee industry, Government Senator, Norman Grant, has called for the imposition of a cess on imported coffee. He suggested that this levy could be placed in a special fund to be used to expand the local coffee industry. Senator Grant, who is also President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), made the...

12 years ago Agriculture

Technology coming to help fight Praedial Larceny

Through the use of technology, the Government will soon be in a better position to combat the problem of praedial larceny, which has for several years plagued the island’s agricultural sector. The new praedial larceny software, developed by a group of Fellows under the Code for the Caribbean Fellowship Programme, will assist police officers in confirming information provided by persons...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left); Caribbean Broilers Corporate Affairs Manager, Dr. Keith Amiel (left), and Economic Advisory Council Member, Collin Bullock (fourth left), inspect a 188-acre sorghum field at Hill Run in St. Catherine. The project has resulted in foreign exchange savings to date of over US$50,000 ($5.3 million).

12 years ago Agriculture

AIC Lays Groundwork For Success Of Agro Parks

The Agro Investment Corporation (AIC) has been living up to its mandate to modernize the country’s agricultural and agribusiness base, boost employment in the sector and lay the groundwork for increased production and improved productivity. Agriculture in Jamaica has been dogged by low productivity as small farmers, who make up the bulk of the country’s agricultural producers, eke out a...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left); Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlett Gillings, look at broccoli plants during a tour of a greenhouse in Tobolski, St. Ann on Friday (Feb. 21), where the Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being implemented in St. Ann and Manchester, was officially launched. The $192 million project is being undertaken by JSIF and the JBI.

12 years ago Agriculture

JSIF/JBI Launch $192 Million Greenhouse and Water Catchment Project

One hundred and sixty farmers from eight communities in St. Ann and Manchester are set to benefit from a $192 million Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). A total of 20 greenhouses are being constructed in each of the eight targeted communities, with a mined-out...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the main address at the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees on Friday (Feb. 21), at the White Hall Baptist Church in St. Thomas. Seated at head table (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre); and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Ludlow Mathison.

12 years ago Agriculture

Forest Act to be Revised

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has announced that work is to begin shortly to revise the Forest Act, 1996. "The revision will make this important piece of legislation more broad-based and current. It will open the way for the Forestry Department to be even more impactful in carrying out its mandate," he stated. The...