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August 2020
 

21 August 2020

Innovation-Based Entrepreneurship Encouraged For World Entrepreneurship Day

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 21 Aug 2020    ICTAdmin   
In recognition of World Entrepreneurship Day 2020 to be celebrated on Friday, August 21, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), through its MSME Office, is encouraging entrepreneurs operating as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to pursue innovation-based entrepreneurship over necessity-based entrepreneurship. Necessity-based entrepreneurship refers to business activities initiated by entrepreneurs for their own survival and to satisfy their financial needs and they are generally not interested in innovating or expanding their operation. Innovation-...


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Jamaica to reap 3,000 tonnes of hot pepper under incentive programme

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 21 Aug 2020    communications   
Jamaica is expected to reap another 3,000 metric tonnes of hot peppers for the 2020/21 crop year under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production Incentive Programme (PIP). This was disclosed by Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Agriculture Manager for St. Elizabeth, Nathan Samuels, who noted that approximately $60 million has been budgeted to increase production of hot peppers. “Hot peppers have remained one of Jamaica’s most promising non-traditional export crops. There are many varieties of hot peppers; however, the ones that are of...


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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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