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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.

Enough Locally Produced Food on the Market for Christmas

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, is appealing to consumers to “make it Jamaican” as much as possible this holiday season by consuming locally produced foods. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Stanberry said that there...
Their Excellencies, Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) and Lady Allen (second left), converse with Farm Manager, Orange River Research Station, Zavier Gray (right), about the benefits of the island’s locally grown lemon, during a tour of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries booth at the Eat Jamaican Day exposition, at King’s House, on Monday, November 25. At third left is President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Senator Norman Grant.
Their Excellencies, Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) and Lady Allen (second left), converse with Farm Manager, Orange River Research Station, Zavier Gray (right), about the benefits of the island’s locally grown lemon, during a tour of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries booth at the Eat Jamaican Day exposition, at King’s House, on Monday, November 25. At third left is President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Senator Norman Grant.

Scores Attend ‘Eat Jamaica Day’ Celebration at King’s House
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addresses the annual general meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association held on Wednesday, November 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addresses the annual general meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association held on Wednesday, November 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

$400 Million Being Spent on Rehabilitation of Sugarcane Roads
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (right, foreground), examines the features of a sorrel harvesting machine developed by farmer and entrepreneur, Allison Turner (left), and husband, Oral Turner, during its unveiling at the offices of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on November 12.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (right, foreground), examines the features of a sorrel harvesting machine developed by farmer and entrepreneur, Allison Turner (left), and husband, Oral Turner, during its unveiling at the offices of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on November 12.

Local Sorrel Harvesting Machine Unveiled
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre, seated), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right, seated), exchange signed copies of the $660 million (€4.73 million) EU-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) contract, at Tuesday’s (November 12) signing ceremony at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers will benefit from provisions under the four-year funding programme. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left seated). Others are (back row, from left): Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Grethel Sessing; British High Commissioner, David Fitton; Belgian Ambassador, Godlieve Vandenbergh; German Ambassador, Josef Beck; and Spanish Ambassador, Celso Nuño.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre, seated), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right, seated), exchange signed copies of the $660 million (€4.73 million) EU-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) contract, at Tuesday’s (November 12) signing ceremony at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers will benefit from provisions under the four-year funding programme. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left seated). Others are (back row, from left): Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Grethel Sessing; British High Commissioner, David Fitton; Belgian Ambassador, Godlieve Vandenbergh; German Ambassador, Josef Beck; and Spanish Ambassador, Celso Nuño.

Banana and Plantain Farmers to Benefit from EU Assistance

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State Minister Crawford Urges Farmers to Diversify Production

State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, says that farmers should look to diversify production in order to satisfy various markets. He said that farmers need not concentrate solely on traditional crops, while the tourism sector has to be importing items that can be produced locally. He pointed out, for example, that strawberry and mint...
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Agriculture

RADA Stages Open Day

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, will host the St. Andrew leg of a series of Open Days on Friday, December 6, at 197 Old Hope Road, in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This event, which is in keeping with the on-going eat Jamaican campaign - ‘Grow What You Eat...Eat What You...
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Agriculture

Irrigation Systems Completed At Two Agro Parks

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says that work has been completed on irrigation systems for two agro parks and the schemes should be fully operational in short order. He said that the systems at Yallahs, St. Thomas and Ebony Park in Clarendon are now ready for operation. “At Yallahs, it is finished now, and we should be...
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Agriculture

Irrigation Areas Established in St. Elizabeth and Manchester to Increase Crop Production

Farmers operating in St. Elizabeth and Manchester are expected to see greater levels of crop production and productivity, following the designation of irrigation areas in those parishes. Pedro Plains (Beacon/Little Park) in St. Elizabeth, and New Forest/Duff House, in Manchester have been chosen as irrigation areas, as contained in two Resolutions, which were approved in the Senate on November 15....
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), is greeted by President of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST), Derrick Little (right), while Executive Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), Ambassador Derrick Heaven, (centre) looks on. Occasion was the 76th annual conference of JAST, held on November 7, at the Jamaica Grande Resort, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Agriculture

Gov’t to Upgrade Sugar Producing Communities

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Government has undertaken important infrastructural development in sugar producing communities, with funding provided by the European Union (EU). “We have been making some significant strides…this year we are putting in about 200 kilometres of good cane roads. Next year, and going into the other year, we have another 280 kilometres...
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Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, at the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club
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Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club Impacting Young Lives

The leadership of the Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club is receiving kudos for the organisation’s outstanding performance in the Jamaica 4-H family of clubs, and the impact it has been having on the St. Catherine community where it is located. “The performance of the club has been excellent. It has been a lot of hard work and sleepless nights,” says founder,...
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