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Pick an orange from its branch or bite into a piece of succulent jerked chicken and you might never think about the science and skill it took to provide you with those items, but there are several schools in Jamaica dedicated to passing on the knowledge required to bring a product from farm to plate. Specialist training in agricultural education...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has assured that enough agricultural produce will be available to supply the local consumer market. The Minister gave the assurance while addressing journalists on Friday (Oct.1), after a tour of farms in Manchester and Clarendon, to assess the damage to the agricultural sector from the heavy rains associated with the passage...

Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries are conducting assessment of damage sustained by the agriculture sector from the heavy rains associated from Tropical Storm Nicole. Speaking in an interview with JIS News today (September 30) portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said that a number of farm roads have been severely damaged, preventing access to certain critical areas...

Farmers in Amity Hall, St. Catherine are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for the best, as heavy rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Nicole, has left their crops inundated. The Amity Hall property, which covers approximately 3,000 acres of land, is home to a number of farming enterprises, including approximately 500 acres dedicated to the production of the Prosequisa IV...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the country's agricultural sector must become more globally competitive, to be sustainable. "The liberalisation of (the marketplace) is becoming more the norm than the exception. What it means for us is that - we have to offer things in a way that gives us preference among a menu...

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for Portland, Mr. Ridley BadreSingh, is expressing satisfaction with the agency's impact on agriculture in the parish over the years. He was speaking to JIS News at a 'Farmers Appreciation Day' on Friday (September 24) at the RADA parish office at Folly Road, Port Antonio. The event was part of activities across the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is relieved at the exoneration of the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Honourable Christopher Tufton and Permanent Secretary, Donovan Stanberry, in relation to charges of perjury and breaches of the Contractor General's Act, as recommended by the Contractor General in his Report on his investigation of two (2) contracts involving Mr....

Manager of the St. Ann branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Pedro Worghs, says that RADA expects a very good year for farmers in the parish. "There are a number of programmes and projects to increase their production and productivity, and the management of the parish has stepped up the training for the farmers so that they can...

Chairman of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) Parish Advisory Board for St. Andrew, Gassan Azan, says that the organisation has been working to assist the farmers to boost their productivity levels. "Over the years, we have increased the extension officers in the parish... so that the farmers themselves will benefit more from the visitation of the extension officers. We...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says a new loan scheme will be made available to pig farmers, to boost the pork industry. The Minister, who was addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) on Thursday (September 23) at the Golf View Hotel, Mandeville, said the loan, part of the Financial Access for...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is participating in a major initiative to eliminate obsolete pesticides from Jamaica and promote safety islandwide. Speaking with JIS News, Registrar at the PCA, Michael Ramsay said that the initiative is funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, and is aimed at getting rid of unwanted pesticides from Jamaica and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that critical issues relating to trade policies, to which Jamaica is a party, need to be addressed. He added that this would require the involvement of a range of stakeholders, including the Ministries of Agriculture, Industry, Investment and Commerce, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, as well as the other critical...