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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), admires the quality of a head of lettuce being shown to him by Centre Manager of the Georgia 4-H Centre, Nichi Ennis, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, held in St. James on April 22. Looking on is President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), admires the quality of a head of lettuce being shown to him by Centre Manager of the Georgia 4-H Centre, Nichi Ennis, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, held in St. James on April 22. Looking on is President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris.

Farmers Urged to Join Reputable Groups in Order to Receive Gov’t Inputs

By: Serena Grant, April 25, 2019
Farmers are being encouraged to join a reputable organisation in order to benefit from farming inputs being provided by the Government. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce,...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 23.

Several Entities Under Agriculture Ministry to be Transformed

By: Chris Patterson, April 24, 2019
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), listens as Regional Extension Officer in the Ministry’s Fisheries Division, Stacy-Ann Gray (second left), provides an overview of the Green Island Fisherfolk Co-operative Society during the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held at the Montpelier Showground in St. James on Monday (April 22). Also participating in the discussion are members of the Society – Winnifred Atkins (second right) and George Brown (right).

Harvesting Under Gov’t’s Cannabis Cultivation Pilot Expected in Four Months

By: Serena Grant, April 24, 2019

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Board Secretary, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Dennise Williams, at the SBAJ’s second regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Conference, on April 17, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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Land Bank Being Developed

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says a land bank is being developed, geared at pinpointing properties across Jamaica that are suitable for agriculture, but are...
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By: Ainsworth Morris, April 18, 2019