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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

Board Chairpersons of entities under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have been encouraged to share their knowledge and skills to achieve greater efficiency in the different sectors. The call came from Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles...
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
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.
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.

Farmers Encouraged to Cultivate Crops Used to Produce Essential Oils
The dairy barn at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine.
The dairy barn at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine.

Local Animal Feed Manufacturing Continues
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.
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.

Jamaica and Cuba Discuss Increased Agricultural Partnership

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Office Complex in Lucea, Hanover, on Wednesday (December 14). He is joined by (from left) Parish Board Chairman RADA, Hanover, Lionel Myrie; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter; Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels and Acting Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Winston Simpson.
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New State-of-the-Art Rada Office Opens In Lucea

More than 7,000 registered farmers in Hanover are to benefit from improved extension services, following the official opening of the new state-of-the-art multi-million-dollar Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) office in Lucea, Hanover, on Wednesday (December 14). Construction of the new office commenced in January 2020 and was completed at a cost of approximately $110 million. The new facility replaces the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left) receives the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) ISO 9001:2015 certificate during a hand over ceremony at RADA’s head office in Kingston on December 13. Making the presentation is Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Navenia Ford (left). Sharing the moment are State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right) and RADA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Winston Simpson.
Agriculture

RADA is Now ISO 9001:2015 Certified

Jamaicans can expect to receive the highest quality service from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the entity is now ISO 9001:2015 certified. The certification provides assurance that RADA’s operations are aligned with international best practices and are guided by a quality management system (QMS) to ensure specific standards. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., lauded...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second left), is shown a display at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) booth by RADA Land Management Officer, Gabbidon Lebert (right), during a World Soil Day event at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, on Wednesday (December 5). Others (from left) are Programme Management and Monitoring Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jhannel Tomlinson, and Chief Technical Director in the Agriculture Ministry, Orville Palmer.
Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged to Adopt Business-Like Approach to Soil Management

Farmers are being encouraged to adopt a business-like approach to soil management in order to reduce waste and loss of this vital material. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter, who was delivering the main address during a World Soil Day event at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, on...
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