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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Strategies to be Implemented Under ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be rolling out several strategies under its ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said that the initiatives include a Grow Smart, Eat Smart Research Day to...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre, front row) is flanked by recipients of the Agricultural Legacy Awards during the ceremony held on Saturday (January 14) at the Medallion Hall Hotel, Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre, front row) is flanked by recipients of the Agricultural Legacy Awards during the ceremony held on Saturday (January 14) at the Medallion Hall Hotel, Kingston.

20 Receive Agricultural Legacy Award
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

NAITS to be Strengthened to Tackle Praedial Larceny
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (seated, centre), and State Minister, Franklyn Witter (seated, fourth left), with Board Chairpersons of entities under the Ministry, after a recent meeting at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (seated, centre), and State Minister, Franklyn Witter (seated, fourth left), with Board Chairpersons of entities under the Ministry, after a recent meeting at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

Agriculture Minister Calls on Board Chairpersons to Share Knowledge and Skills
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), shares a good laugh with Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at Devon House, on January 9.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), shares a good laugh with Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at Devon House, on January 9.

Growth of Coffee Industry Remains A Priority of Agriculture Ministry

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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), observes the process for manufacturing essential oils at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) incubator in Kingston, following the facility’s recent commissioning. Looking on is JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.
Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged to Cultivate Crops Used to Produce Essential Oils

Local farmers are being encouraged to cultivate ample quantities of crops that are used to produce essential oils, to enable them and, by extension, Jamaica to tap into the multibillion-dollar global market for these nutraceuticals. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who cites ginger, tumeric, lemongrass, pimento,...
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The dairy barn at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine.
Agriculture

Local Animal Feed Manufacturing Continues

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is assuring that the manufacturing of animal feed continues in sufficient quantities, utilising available inventories of raw material. This assurance comes against the background of recent reports of a shortage of the product. “We reassure all stakeholders that we will continue to closely monitor the situation, and will provide timely updates as the need...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Acting Principal Director of Agricultural Economic Planning & Policy, Kevin Condappa, peruse a document, during a virtual meeting with Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Maury Hechavarria Bermudez, on December 20.
Agriculture

Jamaica and Cuba Discuss Increased Agricultural Partnership

Jamaica is looking to forge closer ties with Cuba for the further development of the local agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said there is potential for the countries to join efforts in research and development for pest and weed management and alternatives for animal feed and fertilisers. “These are areas of focus because they...
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), displays one of 30 knapsack sprayers presented to farmers, during a farmers’ market on Wednesday (December 21), at the Green Acres Commercial Complex in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are: Deputy Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Bryan Samuels; and farmer Amy Williams.
AgricultureHealth & Wellness

St. Catherine West Central Farmers Get Knapsack Sprayers

Approximately 30 farmers in St. Catherine West Central have received knapsack sprayers from the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The presentation of the equipment was made at a farmers’ market held on Wednesday (December 21) at the Green Acres Commercial Complex in the parish. The knapsack sprayers are used by farmers for spraying different...
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Acting Senior Director in the Agricultural Land Management Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pamella McKenzie.
Agriculture

Farmers Invited to Become Soil Doctors

Local farmers are being invited to join the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ ‘Global Soil Doctors Programme’ to increase agricultural output. Soil Doctors are farmers who are provided with technical knowledge and resources to train others in their community. The programme, which was launched at a World Soil Day Technical Forum at the HEART/NSTA’s Ebony Park Academy in Clarendon earlier...
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Agricultural Assistant at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Kingston and St. Andrew, Mark Harvey (left) and Acting Parish Manager, Kingston and St. Andrew RADA, Errard Stephenson (right), present locally grown food to the Maxfield Park Children’s Home on Tuesday (December 20). Accepting the donation are (from left) Maxfield Park Children’s Home’s Assistant Manager, Nellisa Asphall; Manager, Renae Tuckett-Palmer and Child Care Coordinator, Richard Lawrence.
Agriculture

Farmers Donate Locally Grown Food to Maxfield Park Children’s Home

Creative meals from locally grown ground provisions, vegetables and fruit are sure to be served at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston this Christmas for its approximately 80 residents. On Tuesday (December 20), farmers’ groups within the Kingston and St. Andrew branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) presented the facility with an abundance of produce, fresh from...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right), is assisted by Maidstone farmer Silburn Steadman (with machete) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the Grass Piece farm road in Manchester on Thursday (December 15). Among the other participants are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter (right); Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (fifth right), as well as representatives of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
Agriculture

Grass Piece And Back Street Farm Roads in Manchester Rehabilitated

Approximately 1.2 kilometres of farm road in Grass Piece and Back Street, Manchester, have been rehabilitated at a cost of $17 million. The roadways, measuring 0.6 kilometre each, were completed under the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme. They were formally opened on Thursday (December 15) by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Addressing...
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