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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), addresses the signing ceremony for an agreement between the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association and Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company to authorise the sale of sugar and molasses, and establish a pricing regime. The ceremony was held on January 15 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices. Also participating are: Chairman of the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, Allan Rickards (left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pan-Caribbean, Dr. Huaixiang Wu.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), addresses the signing ceremony for an agreement between the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association and Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company to authorise the sale of sugar and molasses, and establish a pricing regime. The ceremony was held on January 15 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices. Also participating are: Chairman of the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, Allan Rickards (left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pan-Caribbean, Dr. Huaixiang Wu.

Monymusk and Frome Sugar Factories to be Upgraded

By: Alphea Saunders, January 16, 2014
Pan-Caribbean Limited, operators of the Monymusk and Frome sugar factories, has announced plans to pump some US$180 million to US$200 million into enhancing the plants, and upgrading equipment at the...
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), looks on as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pan-Caribbean, Dr. Huaixiang Wu, addresses the signing of an agreement between the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association and Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company to authorise the sale of sugar and molasses, and establish a pricing regime. The ceremony was held on January 15 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices.

Pan-Caribbean to Sell Sugar and Molasses on Behalf of Cane Farmers

By: Alphea Saunders, January 16, 2014
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), greets Director of Research for the all-natural bio-stimulant agricultural formulation, Vitazyme, Dr. Paul Syltie (centre), during a stakeholders seminar at the Agriculture Ministry’s Research Station at Bodles, Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Tuesday (January 14). Mr. Clarke was guest speaker at the sensitization forum which was held under the theme: ‘Improving Crop production, Increasing Productivity’. Looking on is Vitazyme’s Director for Latin America and Caribbean Operations, Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz.

Agriculture Ministry Looking at Bio-Stimulant to Boost Productivity

By: Douglas McIntosh, January 15, 2014

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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), is greeted by Red Stripe Chairman, Richard Byles (right), when he arrived at the company’s Spanish Town Road head office in Kingston for the January 7 land lease agreement signing ceremony. The agreement, which Red Stripe negotiated with the Ministry’s agency, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), will facilitate the brewing company’s access to 36.2 acres of land at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, to undertake a pilot cassava production pilot project. This undertaking forms part of the company’s efforts to substitute imported barley, one of the inputs in the production of the globally-renowned Red Stripe beer, with cassava. Looking on is Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Cedric Blair.
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