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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton is forecasting a brighter outlook for the sugar industry, given the slew of changes that are taking place in the sector. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 72nd Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST) at the Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios St. Ann on Thursday,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Ministry intends to introduce locally- produced natural juices as part of the thrust to intensify the 'Eat What You Grow, Grow what You Eat' campaign. This he says is in order to create better, and more aggressive awareness of the need for Jamaicans to support local farming, and production....

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton is urging farmers and food producers to price their goods fairly in order to ensure their own viability in the marketplace. Dr. Tufton made the call while addressing a 'Farmers Forum' organised by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at the Browns Town Anglican Church Hall in St. Ann, on Thursday (Nov. 5)...

The Ebenezer Home for the Mentally Challenged in Manchester has received $100,000 from the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation to expand its farming project. The funds will be used to expand the chicken house, establish a rabbit hutch and set up pens for goats and pigs. The money will also cover the cost for minor landscaping to the premises,...

Jamaica's farmers now have more options for fertiliser products, with the introduction of new crop care products to be distributed by the Hi Pro Division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, who spoke at the launch of the new products Wednesday (November 4) at Hi Pro Ace Super Centre, White Marl, St...

Tractor and heavy duty equipment operators are being encouraged to take part in the Tractor and Maintenance Programme offered by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, at the Denbigh Training Centre, in Clarendon. Speaking with JIS News, Field Services Co-ordinator for the 4-H Clubs, Central Region, Mrs. Edith Wiggon, said that although the operators have been engaged in the sector for years,...

The Portmore Fishing Village Complex in St. Catherine has been completed and vendors and fishers are to be fully relocated to the site within a month. The facility, located on the Jamworld property at Dyke Road, was officially opened yesterday (October 30) by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry. It will accommodate fisherfolk, who previously plied their trade...

The Senate has approved a motion urging the Government to intensify its policies and programmes supporting the growing and consumption of locally grown foods. The motion also urged the Government to establish a bipartisan multi-stakeholder task force, aimed at identifying the causes of the continuous increase of imports over the last 25 years and to make recommendations that can lead...

The Fifth hemispheric forum on Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas came to a close yesterday (Oct. 29) with ministerial delegates signing a 16-point agreement, which sets out an action plan to boost agricultural production in the region. Addressing a press conference immediately following the signing ceremony at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay St. James, Minister of...

Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, has called for the countries of the Americas to pay keen attention to food security, and encourage investments in the region's agricultural sector. "Today, after years of increases in food prices and now with the global economy still struggling to emerge from recession and the countries of the...

Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, has noted that agriculture is critical for reducing poverty in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and for national development. Speaking at the 5th Hemispheric Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas and the 15th Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture, at...

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says a paradigm shift is needed by all countries to boost food production. The Minister was speaking at the opening of the 5th Hemispheric meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas and the 15th regular meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture at the Ritz Carlton in Montego Bay on October 27....