Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (centre), converses with Global GAP(Good Agricultural Practices), Consultant, Leonardo Ferrer Narvaez (left), at a GAP assessment meeting of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP), held at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, on September 2. At right is Project Manager of EVADP, Troy Chambers.
Agriculture Ministry hosts Global GAP consultancy meeting for Essex Valley Project
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries today (September 2) hosted a Global GAP(Good Agricultural Practices) consultancy meeting for the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) with a view to conducting an assessment of the Government’s approach and the implementation of the Global GAP standard. The standard is primarily designed to reassure consumers about how food is produced on the farm by minimizing detrimental environmental impacts of farming operations. A total of 700 farmers are to be trained under EVADP towards achieving Global GAP certification...
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