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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left); Caribbean Broilers Corporate Affairs Manager, Dr. Keith Amiel (left), and Economic Advisory Council Member, Collin Bullock (fourth left), inspect a 188-acre sorghum field at Hill Run in St. Catherine. The project has resulted in foreign exchange savings to date of over US$50,000 ($5.3 million).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left); Caribbean Broilers Corporate Affairs Manager, Dr. Keith Amiel (left), and Economic Advisory Council Member, Collin Bullock (fourth left), inspect a 188-acre sorghum field at Hill Run in St. Catherine. The project has resulted in foreign exchange savings to date of over US$50,000 ($5.3 million).

AIC Lays Groundwork For Success Of Agro Parks

By: Dwight Bellanfante, March 3, 2014
The Agro Investment Corporation (AIC) has been living up to its mandate to modernize the country’s agricultural and agribusiness base, boost employment in the sector and lay the groundwork for...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left); Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlett Gillings, look at broccoli plants during a tour of a greenhouse in Tobolski, St. Ann on Friday (Feb. 21), where the Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being implemented in St. Ann and Manchester, was officially launched. The $192 million project is being undertaken by JSIF and the JBI.

JSIF/JBI Launch $192 Million Greenhouse and Water Catchment Project

By: Bryan Miller, February 23, 2014
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the main address at the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees on Friday (Feb. 21), at the White Hall Baptist Church in St. Thomas. Seated at head table (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre); and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Ludlow Mathison.

Forest Act to be Revised

By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, February 22, 2014

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (at podium), addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on February 5, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2014.
Agriculture

Policy on Organic Agriculture Being Drafted

The Government is currently drafting a policy on organic agriculture, as it seeks to advance the development of a modern, efficient and internationally competitive sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, February 6, 2014
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant (left) and Executive Director of Food For the Poor (FFP), Mrs. Jacqueline Johnson (right), sign agreement for the provision of red peas by the FFP to support the JAS red peas planting project, and to reduce importation of the commodity. Looking (from left, standing) are: First Vice President of the JAS, Donald Berry; Second Vice President, Royston Johnson; Agriculture and Fishing Manager, FFP, Selena Ledgister Kellier, and Senior Director, Recipient Services, FFP, Ron Burgess.
Agriculture

More Red Peas for Planting

The farming community has been provided with more red peas for planting, as seeds valued at US$25,513 (J$2.72 million), have been handed over to the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) by...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, February 5, 2014
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, looks at yam on display at Choice Packers and Belle Tropicals, in Manchester, recently.
Agriculture

Exporters to Pay More for Yam

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has successfully mediated between yam farmers and exporters for a price increase, with the farmers to receive $40 per pound, up from...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, February 3, 2014