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About 40 farmers in the Buff Bay Valley area of Portland are to benefit from a $35.6 million agro-tourism project, which is intended to re-energize farming and create sustainable livelihoods for residents of the community and its environs. Under the project, which is being funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA), European Union (EU),...

The extension service provided by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has been boosted with the addition of 40 extension officers over the past two weeks. Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the National Accountability Seminar held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on March 16, said that the increase in numbers has "put RADA in a...

Farmers of St. Mary were sensitised about the viability of agro processing, and the benefits of the sub-sector in increasing the value of farm produce, at a fair held recently at the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria. Held under the theme: 'Linking Agriculture with Industry', the event was sponsored by the St. Mary Parish Development Committee (PDC) in association...

The fertiliser which was imported last year by the Government, to ease the financial burden on farmers, has been given a clean bill of health. Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, told a press conference at the Ministry, in Kingston, today (March 18), that this is the result of conclusive tests carried out by the Bureau of Standards...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that his Ministry is collaborating with the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) on a study to determine the real contribution of the sector to the economy. Dr. Tufton said that the contribution of the sector to the economy is greatly underrated, because it accounts for just less than six per...

On Friday, March 20, jerk lovers will gather in Ocho Rios for the first Jamaica Jerk Challenge. The event will feature self-taught Jamaican executive chef, Cheryl Smith of Cheryl's Global Soul, Brooklyn, New York, and UK celebrity chef, Antony Worrall Thompson, taking on some of the world's leading jerk chefs in an exclusive cook-off. Other invitees include, Jamaican, Rupert Bourne...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has commended members of the various clubs in Trelawny, for the high quality displays at the annual Parish Achievement Day, held recently at the Albert Town High School. He said that the event, held under the theme: 'Youth responding to food security' was one of the best and "it challenges any...

Jamaica's youth are being encouraged to plant backyard gardens to ensure reliable food supply as the global crisis worsens. Delivering the keynote address at the Clarendon 4-H Clubs Annual Parish Achievement Day and Expo at the Denbigh Showgrounds in the parish on March 11, Detective Corporal Dane Brown of the May Pen police, told the youngsters they were not too...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that a US$1 cess on conch exports will be introduced this year to support the development of a sustainable fishing industry. Dr. Tufton, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Parish Council on Thursday(March 12), said that the money will go into the Consolidated Fund(Budget), but would be reinvested in...

Three important parochial roads in banana growing areas of St. James have benefited from funding provided through the European Union's Banana Support Programme, which assists areas affected by the loss of export markets. Chairman of the St. James Parish Council and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair Jnr., made the declaration on Wednesday(March 11) during the contract signing ceremony...

Jamaica has been assured of full support and continued assistance from Europe, despite the current global crisis, by the head of the European Commission's delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni. Ambassador Alemanni said that despite the world economic crisis, Jamaica has the European Union's (EU) full support and continued commitment to assistance. He added that while the world crisis...

The Jamaican Consulate in Miami will continue its series of community outreach, targeted at Jamaican nationals in Florida, with a session at the Grace Episcopal Church, 3600 Australian Avenue, Palm Beach County on March 17. The session, which will begin at 9:30 a.m., will cover consular services; the processing of Jamaican passport and citizenship applications; and the provision of information...