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Research Officer of the Biotechnology Department of the Scientific Research Council, Kemar Rose, is encouraging farmers to invest in disease-free plantlets.
Research Officer of the Biotechnology Department of the Scientific Research Council, Kemar Rose, is encouraging farmers to invest in disease-free plantlets.

SRC Continues To Support Agricultural Sector

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) will continue to support the agricultural sector, with the aim of boosting Jamaica’s food security. The assurance comes as the agency works to increase its supply of disease-free plantlets for what it describes as economically...
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), engages member of the Wilson’s Run Community Development Committee, Kacia Brown (left), following the official handover of Starapple Lane and Common Road in Troy, Trelawny, on Tuesday, May 3. Looking on are Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett-Smith; and General Manager for Finance and Procurement at JSIF, Orville Hill. Common Road and Starapple Lane were rehabilitated under a $106-million project implemented by JSIF.
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), engages member of the Wilson’s Run Community Development Committee, Kacia Brown (left), following the official handover of Starapple Lane and Common Road in Troy, Trelawny, on Tuesday, May 3. Looking on are Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett-Smith; and General Manager for Finance and Procurement at JSIF, Orville Hill. Common Road and Starapple Lane were rehabilitated under a $106-million project implemented by JSIF.

Trelawny Farming Community Gets Improved Roads
Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.
Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.

MSME Operators Receive Training On Formalisation
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing a recent ceremony for the handover of 20 leases to young farmers and 13 investors, at the Mango Agro-Park in Toll Gate, Clarendon.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing a recent ceremony for the handover of 20 leases to young farmers and 13 investors, at the Mango Agro-Park in Toll Gate, Clarendon.

Mango Agro-Park Investors Commit To Multimillion-Dollar Spend
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Youth Receive Lease Agreements For Agricultural Lands

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Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Easter, Dr. Michelle Charles; Agriculturalists’ Distinguished Women in Agriculture awardees Bevene Martin Dickenson and Kateisha Allen, and Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. Seated (from left) are awardees Donna McPherson, Olive Downer Walsh, Dr. Gabrielle Young, Merlyn McAnuff and Dr. Tanika O’Connor-Dennie.
AgricultureGender Affairs

Nine Women Celebrated At Distinguished Women In Agriculture Awards Ceremony

Nine women working in agriculture were recognised at the Agriculturalist’s Distinguished Women in Agriculture Awards Ceremony, for stellar contributions to the sector. Women account for roughly 32% of registered farmers in Jamaica and have made noteworthy impact in the areas of veterinary medicine, beekeeping, fisheries and agribusiness. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., in his address at...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, delivers the keynote address at Tuesday’s (April 26) launch of the Training of Trainers’ Climate Resilience Workshop at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.
AgricultureTourism

Training In Climate Resilience For Agriculture And Tourism Sectors

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, on Tuesday (April 26) officially opened the Rural Economic Development Initiative II (REDI II) Training of Trainers’ Climate Resilience Workshop for agriculture and community tourism stakeholders. The two-day event, which continues Wednesday (April 27) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, is an initiative of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)....
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages Chief Plant Breeding Officer at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine, Alex Sybron (left), at the 39th staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St James, on April 18. Listening (from second left) are Acting Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon; President, Jamaica Agricultural Society’s St James chapter, Glendon Harris; and Member of Parliament, St James Central, Heroy Clarke.
AgricultureCoronavirus

Farmers Lauded For Their Resilience

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has lauded the nation’s farmers for the resilience they have demonstrated despite the unprecedented obstacles brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 18, Mr. Charles Jr. said the sector continued on a positive trajectory over the past two...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right), presents educator and community volunteer Trevor Stoddart (left) with an award from the St. Mary Association of Branch Society (ABS) while at the St. Mary Agricultural Show on Monday (April 18), at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, Annotto Bay. Others pictured (from left) are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer, and President of the ABS, Fabian Rhule.
Agriculture

Goat Milk Farmers Cluster Coming To St Mary

The Government is strengthening several key agricultural sectors in the parish of St. Mary, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter. He said that shortly, a cluster will be developed for 15 farmers around the Cobra Ranch Dairy Goat Farm in the parish, where they will be able to sell their milk...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence
Agriculture

Restructuring of RADA Coming

The process to transform and rebrand the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) into a more modern organization has commenced, following Cabinet approval. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, told JIS News that a re-engineered RADA, will better serve an expanding technologically driven farming community. He informed that Cabinet has approved $23 million to engage consultancy...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation, Dr. Al Powell, speaks at JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (April 12).
AgricultureHealth & Wellness

Agribusiness Forum To Focus On Food Security

Farmers are being invited to seize the upcoming opportunity for learning and networking, at the virtual Agribusiness Investment Forum, on Thursday, April 21. Hosted by the Agro-Investment Corporation, the Forum aims to attract 1,000 participants to engage in discussions on investing in Agriculture. Invited guests will gather at The Jamaica Pegasus to discuss matters relating to financing for agribusiness, access...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Franklin Witter, addresses the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Authority
Agriculture

Agri Project In Essex Valley Will Transform Sector

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, has hailed the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) in St. Elizabeth as a game changer that will make a tangible difference in agro-producing communities within the project area. “This will ultimately enhance agricultural production and productivity, as approximately… 810 hectares of agricultural lands within Essex Valley will...
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