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August 2020
 

28 August 2020

RADA to continue mobile market initiative

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be continuing its mobile market initiative, to assist farmers being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RADA, Peter Thompson, during a recent interview on the JIS television programme, ‘Get the facts’. The fallout in key sectors, such as Tourism and Education, due to containment measures, has caused farmers to lose valuable markets, leaving them with excess produce. RADA has been intervening in the market to buy the excess produce, taking them from the famers in the field to town...


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Hot pepper farmer, Carlos Williams, tends to his farm in Canaan district in Dumfries, St. James.

Agriculture Ministry’s incentive programme an opportunity to improve island’s food security, says farmer

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
For 30-year-old hot pepper farmer, Carlos Williams, participation under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) Production Incentive Programme (PIP) represents an opportunity to improve Jamaica’s food security. “This is a very important programme. It will not only increase food production, but will help to feed a lot of people in communities across Jamaica,” he said. Mr. Williams, a father to seven-year-old Amaya, is from Canaan district in Dumfries, St. James, and has been farming for the past three years. He is one of 650 farmers, mainly from the parishes of...


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Hot pepper farmer, Carlos Williams, tends to his farm in Canaan district in Dumfries, St. James.

Agriculture Ministry’s incentive programme an opportunity to improve island’s food security, says farmer

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
For 30-year-old hot pepper farmer, Carlos Williams, participation under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) Production Incentive Programme (PIP) represents an opportunity to improve Jamaica’s food security. “This is a very important programme. It will not only increase food production, but will help to feed a lot of people in communities across Jamaica,” he said. Mr. Williams, a father to seven-year-old Amaya, is from Canaan district in Dumfries, St. James, and has been farming for the past three years. He is one of 650 farmers, mainly from the parishes of...


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Director of Research, Development and Communications at the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Felicia Bailey.​

CLA reports value of trade between licensees at US$1.34 million

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is reporting that the trade between licensees was valued at US$1.34 million (over J$200 million) from May 2019 to July 2020. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (August 27), Director of Research, Development and Communications at the CLA, Felicia Bailey, explained that the value of trade quoted only covers that among licensees and excludes trade at local retail herb houses. Ms. Bailey said the more than $200 million traded over the period reflected an improvement compared to the similar period in 2018/2019. “This is a...


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RADA to get more households to do backyard farming

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, says come September, the agency will be rolling out a programme geared at getting more households into farming. “We’re on that drive now to assist householders that have adequate land space in their backyards. We will be providing kits, which will include packages of seeds, fertilisers and probably some chemicals, as well as instructions as to how to grow these particular vegetables, condiments and others,” Mr. Thompson said, during a recent interview on the JIS television programme, ‘Get the...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at the recent launch of the ‘Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector’ project, held in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth.

Support coming for local fisherfolk

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says direct government support is coming to local fisherfolk to help them mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Speaking at the recent launch of the ‘Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector’ project, held in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, Mr. Green cited the additional $1 billion in budgetary support to the Ministry, noting that some of that money will be used to directly aid fisherfolk who have had their livelihoods threatened by the ongoing pandemic. “What has...


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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira.

Registration for JBDC online Employee Engagement Seminar now open

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 28 Aug 2020    communications   
Early registration for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) online Employee Engagement Seminar Series in October is now open. Employers interested in participating in the sessions, which will be held every Thursday from October 8 to 29, have until Friday, September 25 to access prices and packages at a reduced cost. The early bird offer reflects a discount of $10,000, with prices ranging from $7,500 for days two and three and $10,000 for days one and four. Persons can also purchase an all-access package for $35,000 for all four days. Regular registration for the event will be...


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