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Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike, delivers an address on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary, Reginald Budhan, at the annual conference of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ), held on Thursday (November 17), at the Boodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike, delivers an address on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary, Reginald Budhan, at the annual conference of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ), held on Thursday (November 17), at the Boodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

Large-Scale Investment Needed in Small-Ruminants Industry – Budhan

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 18, 2016
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan, has underscored the need for large-scale investments in Jamaica’s small-ruminants industry. This, he said, is in...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Minard Livestock Show a Plus for Agriculture – Samuda

By: Garwin Davis, November 16, 2016
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left), is in light conversation with Vice President of Investment and Promotions at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan. Occasion was a ‘Do Business Jamaica’ Agriculture Investment Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the entity’s New Kingston offices on November 15.

Gov’t Exploring Non-Traditional Products for Export

By: Denise Dennis , November 16, 2016

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
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