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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the official opening ceremony of AUSTROJAM Ltd.’s cold-storage facility at its Bluntas, St. Elizabeth, location on Saturday (November 6). Photo: Serena Grant

Sugar Cane Farmers Encouraged To Plant Other Crops

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers who were part of the sugar industry to pivot into planting other crops. “The sugar industry has been in decline, but...

Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham.

Pest Risk Analysis Services Must Be Requestd Through JSWIFT Platform

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, who also has oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Jamaica To Benefit From SAC Project

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, recently.

Backyard Poultry Farmers Urged To Get Butcher’s Licence

Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addressing the 2021 Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund semi-virtual scholarship presentation ceremony hosted by Jamaica 4-H Clubs in Kingston, on October 21.

Agriculture Ministry Expands Support for Young People

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw.

5 years ago AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentYouth

More Youth to Be Reached Under Rural Economic Empowerment Programme

The Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) will be expanded to provide more young people with the necessary training, along with the requisite tools, so that they can pursue successful agricultural businesses. Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, said that the move is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to increase youth engagement in the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), who also has responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, observes as Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund Scholarship Steering Committee member, Villet Kelly-Bennett (right), presents a symbolic cheque in the sum of $15.1 million to College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) graduate, Quindora Garrett, who accepted on behalf of students and Jamaica 4-H Club members in St. Catherine applying for scholarships to pursue agricultural studies during the 2021/22 academic year. Others (from second left) are Jamaica 4-H Clubs Executive Director, Dr. Ronald Blake; and Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund Scholarship Steering Committee Chairman and Holmwood Technical High School Principal, Hidran McKulsky. The semi-virtual ceremony was hosted by Jamaica 4-H Clubs in Kingston, today (October 21).

5 years ago AgricultureEducationYouth

PHOTOS: Scholarships for Students Pursuing Agricultural Studies

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

5 years ago AgricultureCoronavirus

Innovations In Agriculture Promise New Careers

With the emergence of innovations in agriculture, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, anticipates that there will be new careers in the field. “Innovation has always played an important role in agriculture… . As agriculture and industry transform due to innovation in technology, so will the agriculture-related jobs. The scope of agriculture-related job creation...

Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the opening day of the three-day virtual Caribbean AGTECH Investment Summit 2021 (CATIS 2021), on Tuesday (October 5).

5 years ago AgricultureInvestment

Minister Shaw Announces Millions of Dollars in Agriculture Investments

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw has announced millions of dollars in investments in the agricultural sector. Among them is a US$95-million investment to create a certified organic high-tech greenhouse farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, “which will be the largest, by far, in the region”, he said. He informed that the joint-venture project “will be undertaken on a...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

5 years ago AgricultureCabinetFinance & Public Service

Soil Fertility Project To Be Included In Public Sector Investment Programme

The Soil Fertility Mapping Project for Sustainable Agriculture in Jamaica is to be included in the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP). Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6). The project involves partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco over a period of four years. Its purpose is...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

5 years ago AgricultureCabinet

Cabinet Expected To Approve Draft Five-Year Agribusiness Strategy This Month

The Draft National Five-Year Agribusiness Strategy is scheduled to be approved by Cabinet later this month and tabled in Parliament shortly thereafter, so that implementation can start in earnest as soon as possible. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure on Tuesday (October 5) while giving an update on the plan, which is aimed at establishing...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, provides an update on support for the agriculture sector, following the passage of Tropical Storms Grace and Ida, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 22.

5 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Provides $250 Million For Farmers Impacted By Tropical Storms

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is providing $250 million in relief support for farmers, who were impacted by the recent passage of Tropical Storms Grace and Ida. The funds, which also aim to stimulate recovery in the agricultural sector, are being redirected from the Production Incentive Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, in announcing the support in the House...