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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda says that all the Commodity Boards under his portfolio are to be dissolved. These commodity boards will now fall under the ambit of the recently enacted Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA). This Act seeks to establish a regulatory body that will span the Coconut Industry,Continue reading “Commodity boards to be dissolved – Samuda”

Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, says he wants to see 10,000 acres of former cane lands transition to the cultivation of cassava. He was speaking at the signing of a 25-year lease agreement between SCJ Holdings Ltd and Red Stripe for 247 hectares of lands located at Windsor Park andContinue reading “Samuda wants cassava cultivation to expand to 10,000 acres of land”

From left, Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; discusses with Winston Miller, Parish Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority; and farmer Ralden Ballenfante scallion destroyed by the beet armyworm at the New Forest/Duff House Agro-Park in Manchester during a tour on Monday, May 1. Approximately 250Continue reading “Beet armyworm outbreak at the New Forest Duff House Agro-Park”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is today assuring farmers that the Ministry is taking steps to monitor and control the recent outbreak of the Beet Army Worm Disease in the parishes of Manchester and St Elizabeth. The Ministry has taken note of the impact of the disease especially on onion and scallionContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry Addresses Beet Army Worm Outbreak”

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), along with (from left) tour manager, Pepe Grant; chief executive officer, Andrew Hussey (both of Hampden Sugar Estate); and chairman, Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings, Wentworth Charles. The occasion was a tour of the Hampden Sugar Estate in Trelawny, on Friday, AprilContinue reading “Tour of Hampden Sugar Estate”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda takes a close look at the horses during a tour of the Hampden Sugar Estate in Trelawny, on April 21, 2017.

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured over J$21.5 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the 2016/17 Financial Year. This is as a result of the Commission resolving 1,377 of 1,453 complaints handled and represents a resolution rate of 87.89 percent. The top three complaints categories which have contributed significantlyContinue reading “CAC SECURES OVER J$21.5 MILLION IN REFUNDS/COMPENSATION FOR CONSUMERS”

Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda has assured members of the fishing industry that the introduction of the new Fisheries legislation is intended to promote transparency and fairness in the management of the subsector. Addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union April 25 at the KnutsfordContinue reading “New Fisheries Bill to promote transparency – Samuda”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry says that Jamaicans should not take farmers for granted. Mr Stanberry said that Jamaica is still a country of small farmers and that this has not changed since the plantation days. He noted that, “agriculture has been a cinderella for a veryContinue reading “Don’t take our farmers for granted – Stanberry”