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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), hands over Pineapple suckers to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth Parish Manager, Nathan Samuels (right), who accepts on behalf of farmers of the parish, during a handing-over ceremony at the RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Office, in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, August 15. At centre is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), hands over Pineapple suckers to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth Parish Manager, Nathan Samuels (right), who accepts on behalf of farmers of the parish, during a handing-over ceremony at the RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Office, in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, August 15. At centre is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

Farmers Receive Pineapple Suckers

By: Okoye Henry, August 16, 2019
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), on Thursday (August 15), handed over 70,000 MD2 Pineapple suckers to farmers in St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and St. Ann. The...
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (second left), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right) at a recent workshop on ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Jamaica’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the dialogue are Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, RADA, Winston Shaw (left), and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil.

RADA Seeks To Implement Sustainable Water-Harvesting Techniques

By: Rochelle Williams, August 12, 2019
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta (second left), sample sorrel jam which was on display at the Heart Trust/NTA booth at the 67th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, at the Denbigh Showground, in May Pen, Clarendon, on Tuesday (August 6). Also pictured at left is Director/Principal of the HEART Trust/NTA, Ebony Park Academy, Collie Clarke. President Kenyatta and his delegation are in the island for a three-day State visit.

Prime Minister Calls on Farmers to Incorporate Science and Technology

By: Alecia Smith, August 6, 2019

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