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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' effort to get more Jamaicans to take up farming as a viable economic activity is yielding results, with 12,500 new players joining the profession last year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the opening of the Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday July 31, said that as a result...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, is assuring Jamaicans that fish being sold at the Mandeville market is safe for consumption. He told vendors and shoppers at the market yesterday (July 29) that tests carried out at fishing villages and markets on the south coast for the presence of the chemical, formaldehyde, have all came back negative....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding congratulated the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on the divestment of Government's sugar assets that will yield an immediate return of J$8 billion. He was speaking this morning (July 30) at the divestment signing ceremony between the Government and the Chinese state-owned investment company, Complant Sugar International Limited, at Jamaica House. Mr Golding said that this...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has suggested that farmers in the greenhouse sub-sector become engaged in periodic training, in order to minimize operational risks. "We have to ensure that the training and developmental programme is ongoing, and I want to see workshops taking place where the farmers are brought together, where discussions take place on the...

Over 300 exhibitors are expected to participate in this week-end's Denbigh Industrial & Agricultural Show 2010, being staged by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in association with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, at Denbigh, Clarendon. Denbigh Show Committee chairman, Senator Norman Grant. "We are expecting a fantastic show over this Emancipation week-end," says JAS first vice-president and chairman of...

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...