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First Vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has said that the 2010 Denbigh Agri-Industrial show will showcase the best of the country's agricultural sector, while promoting increased production and consumption of local foods. The three-day show is slated for Saturday, July 31 to Monday, August 2 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, under...

Business operators in central Jamaica got a chance to showcase their products and services at Saturday's (July 24) business expo organised by the Central Agricultural Supplies Company (CASCo). The well-attended event, held on the grounds of the Manchester Club in Mandeville, saw patrons viewing displays mounted by some 37 entities in the areas of agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, banking, food services,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the success of the agricultural sector depends largely on the critical linkages that can be forged at different levels of the industry and with wider business interests. The Minister was addressing a business expo organised by the Central Agricultural Supplies Company (CASCO), held on Saturday July 24 at...

Jamaica is looking to identify new consumer markets in China, United States, Canada, Europe, and South Korea, as it seeks to stimulate demand for its coffee, which is rated among the world's finest. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, addresses a coffee farmers' forum in Balcarres, Portland on Wednesday, July 21. The forum was held to address...

Cocoa Farmers in St. Mary are happy with the Cocoa Sector Revitalisation Project, which was officially launched in the parish on Wednesday (July 21). The two-year project, a partnership between the European Union (EU), the Cocoa Industry Board and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, costs $71 million. "I think this is a good project, because it is geared towards...

Following its conversion into an Executive Agency on May 1 this year, the Forestry Department within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is now being transformed into a more efficient entity. Even though it remains a part of Central Government, the agency now has more responsibility for its own management and performance, and as such, can be classified as a...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, launched the anticipated fish wire project, which imposes a new minimum size for the mesh wire used in fish pots, on Friday July 23. The new minimum size of one and a half inch mesh wire, replaces the one and a quarter inch mesh wire being used in the construction of...

Two agricultural projects, valued at a total cost of $125 million, were officially launched in St. Mary on July 21, will provide support for displaced banana farmers and revitalise the cocoa industry. The initiatives: Project CARE - Catapulting Agriculture into Rural Enterprise, and the Cocoa Sector Revitalisation Project, are funded by the European Union (EU) Banana Support Programme. Speaking at...

The long whispered rebirth of Jamaica's bauxite/alumina sector became evident on July 22, as the Ewarton Alumina Refinery in St. Catherine was officially reopened. The plant is expected to start up with the proapproximately 321,000 tonnes, of its total capacity of approximately 625,000 tonnes of alumina, this year. It will employ 629 workers, raising employment hopes at Rusal's WINDALCO and...

The Forestry Department on Monday (July 19) officially opened its new training facility, which will be used to train staff in both forestry and customer service standards. The facility will also aid in the development of forestry reserves, both locally and regionally, through the provision of critical information gained from ongoing research activities. Speaking at the official opening and dedication...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Councillor Glendon Harris, has said that the farmers' group must become engaged in a process of renewal, in order to empower its members. "To contribute greatly to improving the standard of living of their families, their communities and the entire nation, each branch society must begin to take charge of community representation," the...

Expansion work to almost double wind generating capacity at Wigton Wind Farm, Manchester, is now far advanced, following ground breaking two months ago. By November, nine new 2 megawatt Vestas V80 wind turbines will come into operation. Wigton will also open a Resource Centre, to provide technical information on wind energy generation. The expansions will double Wigton Windfarm's renewable energy...