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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (2nd right), along with (from left): Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton; RADA Board Chairman, Dr. Densil Williams; and Principal Director in the Ministry, Dwight Uylett, admire the Minister’s trophy, one of the prizes which will be awarded to the winner of RADA’s national parish competition, which was launched on Wednesday, September 11, at the Ministry in St. Andrew.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (2nd right), along with (from left): Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton; RADA Board Chairman, Dr. Densil Williams; and Principal Director in the Ministry, Dwight Uylett, admire the Minister’s trophy, one of the prizes which will be awarded to the winner of RADA’s national parish competition, which was launched on Wednesday, September 11, at the Ministry in St. Andrew.

RADA Launches Competition to Boost Productivity

By: Douglas McIntosh, September 13, 2013
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has launched a competition among its 13 parish offices aimed at enhancing the agency’s services to farmers island-wide, and contributing to increased agricultural production....
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (2nd left), along with J. Wray and Nephew Limited executives: Human Resource Manager, Venton Brown (left); Senior Director, Agriculture Division, Ian Maxwell (centre); and Distillery Manager, Rohan Robinson (right), share pleasantries with company retiree, James Braham, one of 26 outgoing employees honoured by the firm during a special luncheon at Neil’s Auditorium, Mandeville Manchester, on Friday, September 6. Mr. Clarke was the guest speaker.

Government Reaffirms Commitment to Jamaica’s Sugar Industry

By: Douglas McIntosh, September 7, 2013
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant (left), emphasises a point while addressing a ceremony held on September 4, at the JAS’ head office in Kingston, to officially present the winners of competitions for the 2013 Denbigh Agricultural Industrial and Food Show. Listening are: National Woman Champion Farmer, and past member of the JAS board, Maria Azan; and JAS Sir Arthur Farquharson Young Champion Farmer, Nicholas Powell.

JAS to Push for Agricultural Wardens

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, September 5, 2013

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St. Elizabeth farmer, Mervis I. Logan (right), shows off samples of her produce to Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), following the Integrated Pest Management Farmer Field School graduation ceremony, held on the grounds of the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on August 21. Looking on are (from second left): Deputy Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jeannette Vail and Executive Director, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton.
Agriculture

Farmers Trained to Combat Beet Armyworm

To combat the dreaded beet armyworm on local onion and escallion production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has completed the training of some 22 farmers and eight extension officers...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, August 23, 2013
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), and Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Senator Norman Grant (centre), are shown chicks reared with feed produced by the firm, Hi-Pro, by the entity’s Senior Technical Sales Representative, Clinton Wilson, during the final day of the three-day Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on Independence Day (August 6). Prime Minister Simpson Miller viewed displays at several booths and delivered the keynote address for the day.
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Prime Minister Salutes Nation’s Farmers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the island’s farmers noting that that agriculture is the “lifeblood of our existence” and a platform for sustainable rural development....
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By: Douglas McIntosh, August 6, 2013