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Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (right), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Jerome Thomas, look through a copy of the ‘Best Land Husbandry Practices and Climate Smart Agriculture Manual, during a handing over ceremony today (January 16), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (right), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Jerome Thomas, look through a copy of the ‘Best Land Husbandry Practices and Climate Smart Agriculture Manual, during a handing over ceremony today (January 16), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.

RADA Officers to be Trained in Greenhouse Production

By: Chris Patterson, January 17, 2015
Beginning next month, 26 extension officers from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be trained in greenhouse production techniques. The move comes as the agency boosts competence in various...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Minister Kellier Commends Broiler Companies for Price Reductions

By: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries , January 9, 2015
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), listens as manufacturer of the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, and head of Jamdun’ Food Procesing, Chevaughn Bowen (3rd left), informs her about the product. Occasion was the recent official opening of the first organic bamboo charcoal factory, in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson; Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, who also heads the Government’s bamboo programme; and the Export Development Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

Local Bamboo Ketchup Now Available

By: Garfield L. Angus , December 30, 2014

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), listens as Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Zonal Director for Western Jamaica, Donald Robinson, explains features of the RADA Haughton Court greenhouse and ginger nursery. The Minister toured the facility after addressing the Hanover RADA Open Day Exhibition on December 4.
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Hanover Farmers Commended for Resilience

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, has commended farmers in Hanover for working hard to produce for the nation, despite numerous challenges...
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By: Sharon Earle, December 6, 2014
Agriculture

Enough Food for Christmas – JAS President

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, is reporting that consumers will have enough local produce for the festive season. Speaking with JIS News, Senator Grant said...
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By: Judith A. Hunter, December 5, 2014
President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mr. Roy Baker, stands at the entrance to his farm in St. Catherine. Egg farmers are expected to produce 130 million eggs in 2014.
Agriculture

Local Egg Industry on Growth Path

The local egg industry has been making significant strides within the agricultural sector. With just over 2,000 small and 100 large farmers spread across the island, the industry is projected...
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By: Judith Hunter, December 1, 2014