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Chairman, Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council (IAC), Reverend Roy Wickham, addresses the organisation’s annual general meeting, held on Saturday (October 28) at the Denbigh 4-H Training Centre in Clarendon. Seated is Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Chairman, Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council (IAC), Reverend Roy Wickham, addresses the organisation’s annual general meeting, held on Saturday (October 28) at the Denbigh 4-H Training Centre in Clarendon. Seated is Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter.

PHOTOS: Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council AGM

Assistant Landscaping Manager at the Half Moon Resort in St. James, Navardo Mighten (left), gives students and their teachers participating in the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Farm to Table initiative a tour of the establishment’s plant nursery and farm on October 27.
Assistant Landscaping Manager at the Half Moon Resort in St. James, Navardo Mighten (left), gives students and their teachers participating in the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Farm to Table initiative a tour of the establishment’s plant nursery and farm on October 27.

Students Share in Mobay Chamber of Commerce Farm-to-Table Experience
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  Hon. Franklin Witter (right), addresses a meeting of the Bauxite Subcommittee of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC) held on Friday (October 27), at the Tropics View Hotel in Mandeville. Seated next to the Minister is Chairman of the MPDC,  Anthony Freckleton.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  Hon. Franklin Witter (right), addresses a meeting of the Bauxite Subcommittee of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC) held on Friday (October 27), at the Tropics View Hotel in Mandeville. Seated next to the Minister is Chairman of the MPDC,  Anthony Freckleton.

Plan for Life After Bauxite – Agriculture State Minister
Farmers are being encouraged to take advantage of training provided by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
Farmers are being encouraged to take advantage of training provided by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

Farmers Urged to Take Advantage of Training Opportunities
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Continues to Recraft the Agricultural Sector

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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Northwest, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson
AgricultureEducationYouth

St. Elizabeth Northwest Students Benefit from Chicken-Rearing Project

One hundred students from six schools in St. Elizabeth Northwest benefited from a chicken-rearing pilot project, which was initiated during the last academic year. Providing details in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24), Member of Parliament, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the students, who were recommended by teachers, received baby chicks and feed. “They were required to rear...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Working to Ensure Adequate Food Supplies for Christmas

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is scaling up efforts to ensure adequate food supplies for Jamaicans this Christmas. Speaking during a recent World Food Day event, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, assured that support to local farmers is being channelled through the production incentive programme and the Ministry’s drought mitigation programme. “A lot of the vegetable crops are...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme, which was launched during a World Food Day ceremony at the institution in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19).
AgricultureEnvironment

New Backyard Gardening Programme to Roll Out November 1

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will roll out a new Backyard Gardening Programme on November 1. In making the announcement at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exposition at Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the new programme aims to bolster food security and encourage sustainable farming...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
AgricultureForeign AffairsLabourSocial Security

Minister Charles Jr. to do ‘Thorough Check’ of Canadian Farm Work Programme

Come next week, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., will be heading to Canada to do a thorough check of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) in which thousands of Jamaicans participate annually. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a Diaspora town hall in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday (October 19)....
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme, which was launched during a World Food Day ceremony at the institution in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19).
AgricultureYouth

Expanded School Garden Programme Launched at Newell High

Newell High School in St. Elizabeth will benefit from several agricultural projects, which will enable the institution to feed its population while introducing students to farming at an early age. The projects, which include vegetable and fruit tree cultivation, poultry farming, dairy production and hydroponics, are part of the expanded School Garden Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture,...
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