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As the government of Jamaica continues its thrust to provide adequate water supplies for all farming communities across the island, a contract valued at $53.5 million has been awarded to M&M Jamaica Limited for the construction of an irrigation system in Pedro Plains, St. Elizabeth. The contract was signed this morning (Nov. 24) at the Old Hope Road offices of...

Bee farmers across the island are being advised to lookout for the 'small hive beetle' or the Aethina Tumida. The pest was found in two apiaries in Mona, St. Andrew during August and September and is considered dangerous as the larvae destroys the honeycombs of the hives causing honey to be released and run free from the cells. Chief Apiculture...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have thrown their support behind the government's sugar lobby and are pressing their political representatives to bring the issue to the British and European parliaments. Community groups in Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester and Leicester have initiated a letter writing campaign to their councillors, members of parliament and representatives in the European parliament, asking for Jamaica...

Jamaica will line up just about 50 projects which are intent on enhancing the island's tourism product through the establishment of business practices including investment activities, when they gather at the Partnership Roles and Opportunities for Investors in Tourism (PROFIT) partnership meeting, scheduled for the Ritz Carlton, Montego Bay, October 5 to 8. Over 200 Caribbean companies submitted business projects...

Approximately 30 professional pest control operators from across Western Jamaica were brought up-to-date with the latest developments in their field of work, at the Pesticide Control Authority's (PCA) annual training seminar, held last Wednesday (July 14) at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) Conference Room, at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. Inspector, Lee Roy Taylor, told JIS News in an interview...

The Crop Research and Development and the Plant Protection programmes in the Ministry of Agriculture have received $6 million for research activities. The allotment was made in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 31) at Gordon House. Of this amount, the Crop Research and Development programme has received $4 million...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging the full cooperation of farmers as the Authority begins a survey on April 1 in St. James, to determine how many fields in the parish are affected by the Moko disease. The survey will encompass all districts in the entire parish including households in Montego Bay. The inspections will begin in the...

The Trelawny Yam Festival, this year, is expected to be the best ever, attracting and benefiting thousands of Jamaicans, and visitors to the parish. The event, being organized by the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA), will take place on the streets of Albert Town, in the parish, on Easter Monday, April 12. STEA's Executive Director, Hugh Dixon, said the festival,...

The Crop Research and Development and the Plant Protection programmes in the Ministry of Agriculture have received $6 million for research activities. The allotment was made in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 31) at Gordon House. Of this amount, the Crop Research and Development programme has received $4 million...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging the full cooperation of farmers as the Authority begins a survey on April 1 in St. James, to determine how many fields in the parish are affected by the Moko disease. The survey will encompass all districts in the entire parish including households in Montego Bay. The inspections will begin in the...

A sum of $14 million has been allocated to the Livestock Research and Improvement programme in the Ministry of Agriculture. The funds, which have been earmarked in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives today (March 31), are focused on improving livestock and animal products. The allocation is for five sub-projects, including the Feeds Research and...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society's Coffee Growers Cooperative Federation and the Cocoa Growers Cooperative Federation have merged as they strive to become more viable entities. The merger took place on Thursday (March 4) at a joint annual general meeting of the organizations.Speaking with JIS News, Chairman of the Coffee Growers Cooperative, Jonathon Newton explained that the merger had been agreed for...

Against the background that the Jamaican products to have the greatest success in the UK market is food and drink, the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) continues to facilitate its local partners through a campaign tagged "Flavours of Jamaica". As local exporters prepare for the Food and Drink Expo, scheduled for Birmingham, UK, March 14 - 17, JAMPRO hosted a final...

Farmers of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) are to benefit from farming equipment valued at some $12.6 million under a Tractor Tillage Project financed by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).The equipment was handed over at a ceremony on Tuesday (March 2) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon. In speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of Agriculture, Roger...