Frosty Pod Rot disease discussions
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, International Cocoa Organization, Michel Arrion; Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Elizabeth Johnson; Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority, Gusland McCook; and Acting Chief Technical Director of Special Projects in the Ministry, Roy McNeil, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Matters discussed at the meeting included the Frosty Pod Rot disease and preservation of the trees.
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