Youth Can Do It:
2016 National Farm Queen, Safiya Clennon (left) supporting the "Eat Jamaican" Day Exposition, held at Devon House on November 25, 2016. Others (L-R) are Custos of Kingston, Mr. Steadman Fuller; President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Mr. Norman Grant; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Stephen Wedderburn.
Ministry develops Youth in Agriculture Policy
Work is now under way by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) to develop a National Youth in Agriculture Policy aimed at analysing and promoting the participation of more young people in the sector. Under a three-month consultancy, made possible through the support of a Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) Canadian-funded project, a policy document is currently being developed and is to be tabled in Cabinet when completed. The two main deliverables of the consultancy are to conduct a situational analysis on...
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