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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says he is encouraged by the progress made by farmers participating in the Top Mountain Protected Agriculture project in North East St. Catherine. His comment followed visits to the project sites on Thursday (September 9), accompanied Member of Parliament, Gregory Mair, and other Ministry officials and technocrats, to view the work which has...

Farmers in the Hounslow area of St. Elizabeth, are to benefit from an 8,800 square foot post-harvest and packaging facility, with the signing of a lease agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and GraceKennedy Limited, today (September 9). The private sector conglomerate will operate the $49 million Hounslow packaging house, which was constructed under the Improving Jamaica's Agricultural...

Seven ornamental fish farmers in August Town, St. Andrew, were today (September 8), presented with farm systems to start their businesses. Ornamental fish farmers, Rowe Archibald (right) and Rohan Miles (centre) converse with Regional Manager, Hardware and Lumber, Dean Clarke during the handing over of ornamental fish systems to residents of August Town at the home of one of the...

'Ackee and Saltfish' was the theme for the 'Jamaican Twist' band, at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in London, United Kingdom (UK) last week-end. The carnival band, which was once again sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), had costumed performers illustrating Jamaica's national dish. The 'carnival king' wore a spectacular saltfish costume in shimmering blue, surrounded by dozens of...

In 1953, the first three barrels of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee were shipped to Japan, and so began a long relationship which led to nearly 100 percent, or approximately 400,000 boxes, of Jamaica's premium coffee being exported to Japan, annually. In 2004, Jamaican coffee farms took a beating from Hurricane Ivan, causing a significant decrease in production. This resulted in...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Donovan Stanberry has said that the Ministry will continue to support the efforts of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as it seeks to continue to develop the sector. Mr. Stanberry was speaking at RADA's 20th Anniversary Church Service, held at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church on Sunday, August 29....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has welcomed the $1.3 billion in budgetary support being provided by the European Union (EU) for the sugar industry. The grant was officially handed over to Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, at Jamaica House Thursday (August 26), as part of a $4 billion disbursement,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, wants to cut importation of onions into the island by half within the next two years, by increasing local production. Speaking at the Research and Development Division of the Ministry of Agriculture's Onion Field Day, Tuesday (August 24), at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine, Dr. Tufton pointed out that the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the work of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Jamaica. Speaking recently with the Executive Vice-President of CIDA, David Maloney, in Ottawa, Canada, Dr. Tufton said one of the projects being financed by the Canadian government, through CIDA, has added value to the Agriculture sector. Minister of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that Jamaica can reduce by as much as 30 per cent, its food import bill, if a number of initiatives are put in place. The Minister was speaking with his Canadian counterpart, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Hon. Gerry Ritz, recently in Ottawa, Canada. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been visiting several farms in Canada, to explore the possibility of using a Canadian model to set up more goat farms in Jamaica, with the aim of reducing the country's dependence on imported goat meat. On Monday, August 9, the Minister and his delegation toured several Canadian farms in...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed Friday August 6 between Jamaica's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the University of Guelph, Canada, to foster collaboration in research, student and information exchange and technical assistance. The signatories were Jamaica's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, and Vice-President of Research at the university, Professor Kevin Hall. In an...