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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

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has urged farmers to prepare to significantly increase the rearing of small ruminants as the Government intends to import less goat meat into the country. “We are self-sufficient in pork and in...
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.
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
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).
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).

AIC Lays Groundwork For Success Of Agro Parks
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.
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.

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

Forest Act to be Revised

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), looks on as Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuo Takese (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation (JADF), Vitus Evans, hold cheque for grant agreement that was signed on February 18, in Kingston, for revitalisation of the West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) industry in Jamaica. At right is Chairman of the JADF, Dalkeith Hanna.
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$11 Million Grant to Revive Cotton Industry

The Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation (JADF) has signed an $11 million grant agreement with the Japanese Government, for the revitalisation of the West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) industry in Jamaica. The signing, which took place on February 18, also marked the commemoration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and Japan. Speaking at the ceremony, which was held...
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4-H Membership Grew By 40 Per Cent Last Year

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs boosted its numbers by about 40 per cent over the last year as it continued efforts to push its membership to 100,000. The organisation’s Chairman, Senator Norman Grant, informed that the number of clubbities stood at approximately 69,000 as at January 2014, moving from 49,000 in January 2013. Senator Grant, who was addressing the media launch...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (2nd right), enjoys a light moment with (from left): Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods, Brian Jardim; Senior Sponsorship Manager at Digicel, Tahnida Nunes; and Radio personality, Miss Kitty, at the launch of the Rainforest Seafoods Festival on February 11, at Rainforest’s Slipe Road offices in Kingston.
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Agriculture Ministry Mulls Drones to Combat Poaching

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is looking into the use of drones to man the country’s fisheries resources, to combat illegal fishing by foreign poachers. “We are now in the process of looking at drones to deal with policing our fish resources, because we are losing millions of dollars each year to foreign poachers when those catches should be...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), shares a light moment with Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Paola Amadei (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, at the handing over of housing units to sugar workers of Trelawny. The ceremony was held in Spicy Hill, on February 6.
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Yam Farmers Urged to Capitalise on Diaspora Market

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says farmers in Trelawny should capitalize on the economic possibilities of increased yam production, as a large market currently exists in the Diaspora for the product. “The parish of Trelawny has long been associated with outstanding achievement in tourism and hospitality, entertainment and sports and indeed with agriculture. Not only is this...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Permanent Secretary in that Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (centre); and Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Quality Exports,Victor Wright (discuss the company’s operations on Friday February 7, during a tour of the packaging house by Mr. Clarke and Ministry officials.
Agriculture

MOA Helping Food Exporters to Improve Operations

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has so far disbursed more than $10 million to exporters in grants, to assist them with improving operations in order to meet the requirements of the United States Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Following a tour of two exporting facilities in Western Jamaica on Friday, February 7, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a ceremony for the handing over of new homes to sugar workers in Steelfield (Spicy Hill) Trelawny on February 6. Some 39 sugar workers benefited under the project, which comes under the European Union-funded Sugar Barracks Relocation project.
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Government to Spend $2.4 Billion in Sugar-Dependent Parishes

The Government of Jamaica will be spending approximately $2.4 billion on social programmes to benefit sugar-dependent communities over the next three years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the announcement on February 6, as she addressed a ceremony for the handing over of 39 housing units at the Steelfield (Spicy Hill) housing development in Duncans, Trelawny. She...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (at podium), addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on February 5, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2014.
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Policy on Organic Agriculture Being Drafted

The Government is currently drafting a policy on organic agriculture, as it seeks to advance the development of a modern, efficient and internationally competitive sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, made the disclosure while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on February 5, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2014....
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