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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) and the University of Technology (Utech) have signed a Partnership Agreement of grant funding for the establishment of small business enterprises for residents of sugar dependent areas through the provision of loans, grants and technical assistance, to be funded by the European Union. Under this AgreementContinue reading “Agri Ministry and UTECH sign Partnership Agreement to establish businesses in sugar areas”

National Animal Identification and Traceability System – June 21: Click link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbbjHkW5Ns&feature=youtu.be&a Strawberry Production in Jamaica – June 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0uFl-RVwII&feature=youtu.be&a St. Mary Multi-purpose Co-operative Cold Storage Facility – June 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di82hmvSq0Q&feature=youtu.be&a RADA on flood damage to agricultural sector from May rains-June 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfAtYFmYMrg&feature=youtu.be&a

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The National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ) and the MSME Alliance have signed a Partnership Agreement to provide training and other support services to members of the MSME sector for a period of three years. Under this Agreement the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance will also continue to explore and develop other programmes and partnershipsContinue reading “National Development Foundation of Jamaica and MSME Alliance sign Partnership Agreement”

President, MSME Alliance, Donovan Wignal (left); and chairman, National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ), Dalma James (right), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance, at the offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in New Kingston, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Looking on isContinue reading “Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NDFJ and the MSME Alliance”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that there are no plans to ban meat products from Brazil at this time. His announcement follows news that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended the importation of all fresh beef from Brazil following safety concerns. Minister Samuda, who wasContinue reading “US Ban on Brazilian Beef Won’t Affect Local Market”

Effective Saturday, July 1, 2017, the new labelling, packaging and food safety requirements for brown and granulated sugar will become mandatory for pre-packaged sugar and will be implemented across the entire island of Jamaica. This means that all pre-packaged sugar available to the retail trade must now be appropriately labelled. This is intended to ensureContinue reading “Compliance with the Revised Sugar Standard JS:102 to become effective July 1”

Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis (right), head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), discusses the various strategies being employed by the Unit to reduce praedial larceny with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio, MICAF; at the launch of the Moneague, Grierfield,Continue reading “Minster Hutchinson launches Moneague, Grierfield, Gibraltar Anti-Praedial Larceny Initiative”

Chilean Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Furche, has expressed the hope of exploring increased bilateral relations with Jamaica in the area of agriculture. The Minister shared his thoughts with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), the Hon William J.C. Hutchinson during, a courtesy call at MICAF’s Hope Gardens Offices onContinue reading “Chile and Jamaica to explore possible bilateral relations on agriculture”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) is encouraging all food-exporting producers, especially those involved in exports, to become HACCP certified. This will enable Jamaica’s food-producing businesses to access export markets, as lack of certification could constitute non-tariff barriers to exports. Speaking on behalf of the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce,Continue reading “Industry Ministry encourages producers to become HACCP-certified”