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Jamaica and China Sign Aquatic Exports MoU

By: Ainsworth Morris, September 25, 2017

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Department (AQSIQ) of the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, greets farmers on arrival at the Schwallenburgh Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Rio Hoe, St. Ann, on September 15.

Female Farmers Holding Their Own

By: Garwin Davis, September 23, 2017

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addresses a press briefing at his New Kingston office on September 20, to provide an update on developments in the sugar industry. Others (from left) are Director General in the Ministry, Vivian Brown; and Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH), John Gayle.

Monymusk Sugar Factory to Continue for 2017/18 Season

By: Garfield Angus, September 22, 2017

Agriculture 8 years ago Farmers Happy For Hounslow Animal Research Centre
By: Marlon Tingling, September 30, 2017
Agriculture 8 years ago Government to Launch Revolving Loan Scheme for Selected Crops
By: Garfield Angus, September 21, 2017
Agriculture 8 years ago Plant Quarantine Division Helping to Boost Trade
By: Peta Gay Rowe, September 19, 2017

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Farmers Urged to Embrace Climate Smart Technology

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is urging local farmers to be more open to using new technology to increase productivity,...

By: Ainsworth Morris, September 18, 2017

Executive Director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Parris Lyew-Ayee, addresses a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Timeless Herbal Care for the growing of medicinal plants on mined-out bauxite lands. The signing was held at the Ministry of Transport and Mining’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on (September 6).

9 years ago AgricultureMining

160 Greenhouses Set Up on Reclaimed Bauxite Lands

Some 160 greenhouses have been established on mined-out bauxite lands in St. Ann, Manchester, Clarendon, and St. Elizabeth at a cost of approximately $240 million. Executive Director of the Jamaica...

By: Garfield Angus, September 13, 2017

Chief Plant Quarantine Produce Inspector, Plant Quarantine Division (PQD), Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

9 years ago Agriculture

Travellers Urged to Declare Agricultural Products

Travellers to Jamaica are being urged to declare all agricultural products in order to avoid the introduction of foreign pests and diseases that could threaten the agriculture sector and the...

By: Peta Gay Rowe, September 10, 2017

Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd right) samples strawberries grown in the constituency under the AgriHope initiative. Farmers sharing in the moment (from (left) are Fitzroy Mais, Christopher Schroeter, and Anipe Cripps. AgriHope was conceptualised by Mrs. Holness and seeks to advance agricultural production in the constituency through promoting the cultivation of high-value fruits and vegetables.

9 years ago Agriculture

Strawberries Bring Sweet Rewards for Rural St. Andrew Farmers

Strawberries anyone? The bright red, delicious and nutritious fruit, which is largely imported into the island, is being successfully planted by farmers in East Rural St. Andrew. The berries grown...

By: Chris Patterson , September 7, 2017

Signage for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ National Irish Potato Programme.

9 years ago Agriculture

$50M Provided For National Irish Potato Programme

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has committed $50 million to provide crop care and productivity support for this year’s implementation of the National Irish Potato Programme,...

By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett, August 26, 2017

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (second left) shares in a photo opportunity following the unveiling of a sign at the Partner Appreciation Ceremony of the Crooked River/Brae Head Skills Training Centre in Clarendon on August 11. Others from (left) are: Deputy Mayor of Clarendon, Clive Mundle; Manager of Community Training Interventions at the HEART Trust/NTA, Wayne Battiste; Project Manager of the Sugar Transformation Unit in the Ministry, Keleen Young Grandison; Attache and Programme Manager of the Rural Development and Environment Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Stefano Cilli; students of mixology, Antonnette Jackson Sharpe and Daryl Morrison; Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley; Education Officer of Region 6 in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Olive Gardner Bygrave; and Acting Executive Director of the HEART Trust, Jennifer Walker.

9 years ago Agriculture

TVET Critical in Advancing Economic Development of Jamaica

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, says technical, vocational, education and training (TVET) will play a critical role in the economic advancement of...

By: Chad Bryan, August 12, 2017

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes a point at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 5.

9 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Highlights Potential of Dairy Industry

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the dairy industry represents a potential area for economic growth. Addressing the official opening of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and...

By: Chad Bryan , August 9, 2017

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), holds a chick that was on display at the Hi-Pro booth during the 65th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon as the entity's Operations Manager, Tricia Jackson (left), explains the process involved in raising chickens. Mr. Holness was on an official tour of the Denbigh Showground on Monday, August 7. Also pictured (from second left) are Jamaica Agricultural Society President, Norman Grant; and Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

9 years ago AgricultureOffice of the Prime Minister

Special Funds for Entities Making Value-Added Products

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking to make special funds available for agricultural entities that manufacture value-added products. “We must support agriculture that is...

By: Alecia Smith , August 9, 2017

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