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Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully (right), and Project Director, Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, World University Service of Canada, Doug Graham, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a sweet potato planting nursery and to conduct research aimed at strengthening the island’s root crop production, at the AIC in Kingston on Tuesday (November 19).
Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully (right), and Project Director, Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, World University Service of Canada, Doug Graham, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a sweet potato planting nursery and to conduct research aimed at strengthening the island’s root crop production, at the AIC in Kingston on Tuesday (November 19).

PHOTOS: Signing of MOU for Sweet Potato Nursery

General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron.
General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron.

CIB Invites Jamaicans to Coconut Plant Sale December 6
Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Osbil Watson, addresses the VSD World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ceremony on Tuesday (November 19) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew.
Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Osbil Watson, addresses the VSD World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ceremony on Tuesday (November 19) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew.

Minister Urges Greater Advocacy for Stronger Regulations on Antibiotics Use
JCARA
JCARA's head office, located off Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. 

JACRA Leads Jamaica’s Agricultural Commodities into the 21st Century
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 12).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 12).

Agriculture Ministry To Undertake Pilot Using Concrete On Farm Roads

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Preliminary Estimate Of Damage To Agricultural Sector By Heavy Rains Put At $621m

The preliminary estimate of damage to the agricultural sector due to flood rains from Tropical Storm Rafael stands at approximately $621 million. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 12). Mr. Green said the storm unleashed heavy rains that led to severe flooding, landslides...
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Acting Coordinator for Advisory and Field Extension Services, Jamaica Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Gerald Bryan, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Agriculture

JACRA Endorses JaSPICE Project

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (JACRA) has endorsed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project, which aims to revitalise the country’s spice industry. Acting Coordinator for Advisory and Field Extension Services at JACRA, Gerald Bryan, told JIS News that the collaboration on the project marks a significant step towards enhancing the production...
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Agriculture

RADA Working with Spice Farmers to Improve Crop Production

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is working closely with turmeric, ginger and pimento farmers to apply research from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project to improve crop quality. Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at RADA, Vaughn Barnaby told JIS News that the project is being implemented over five years and is now in its...
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Agriculture

Government Finalising Modern Legal Framework for Sugar Industry

The Government is finalising a modern legal framework for the sugar industry and will shortly establish a dedicated training institute for the sector, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He said the industry remains a very important sector that is still critical to the nation’s food security matrix, and the Government must lead a process...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), accept a symbolic cheque for $6.2 million to purchase a generator from Chief Executive Officer, GK Foods Domestic, Frank James, and GK’s General Counsel and Chief Corporate Secretary, Gail Moss-Solomon, during a handover ceremony in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on November 1. Farming supplies , valued more than $3 million, were also handed over by the company. The provisions form part of the multi-stakeholder Hurricane Beryl recovery assistance being extended to farmers in the parish.
AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Farmers in St. Elizabeth Get Assistance from GraceKennedy

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has received approximately $10 million in irrigation infrastructure support and farming supplies to boost agricultural resilience in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth. The donation, which was handed over by GraceKennedy (GK) Foods at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Hounslow pump house on November 1, included $6.2 million to purchase a generator and more than $3...
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Jamaica 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon (third from left), presents a spot prize to Gibraltar All-age School student, Romonia Coore, during the Runaway Bay Primary and Infant School 4-H Club’s open day held on Thursday (Oct. 31). Looking on is Forest Technicians at the Forestry Department, Kerry Ann Newland-McLean (left) and Mackeda Coombs.
AgricultureTechnology

4-H Clubs Using Technology To Attract Youth

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is actively incorporating technology in its agricultural programmes to attract more young people. “In fact, our career expos will be focusing heavily on robotics and the technology aspect of agriculture,” said 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon. He was speaking to JIS News at the Runaway Bay Primary and Infant School 4-H Club’s inaugural open day on...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second left), converses with (from left) Acting Senior Research Director in the Crop Research Unit of the Ministry’s Research and Development Division, Alex Sybron; Seed Certification Consultant, Dr. Lisa Myers-Morgan; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Manager of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fayaz Shah, and Acting Chief Plant Quarantine Produce Inspector, National Plant Protection Organisation, Damian Rowe. The occasion was a recent Plant Breeding in Hot Pepper Production training session, coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Agriculture

State Minister Underscores Need for Jamaica’s Self-Sufficiency in Seed Production

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, has underscored the need for Jamaica to become self-sufficient in seed production. Addressing a recent plant breeding in hot pepper production training session at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, Mr. Witter noted that effective plant breeding strategies are essential for meeting...
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