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There has been a four per cent increase in the production of dasheen for the 2019/20 crop year under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production Incentive Programme. This was disclosed by Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Zonal Director for the Eastern Zone, Mervyn Green, when compared to the 2018/19 crop year. Mr.Continue reading “Dasheen production increased under Agriculture Ministry’s incentive programme”

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 beenContinue reading “Jamaica to reap 3,000 tonnes of hot pepper under incentive programme”

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 forContinue reading “Innovation-Based Entrepreneurship Encouraged For World Entrepreneurship Day”

Survey of Agricultural Produce – Week Ending August 8, 2020. Click link for full list: https://www.cac.gov.jm/portal/index.php/special-features/publications/category/21-consumer-alert?download=278:cac-agricultural-prices-august-8-2020

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be staging a series of online Employee Engagement Seminars during the month of October. The seminars, under the theme ‘Lead in the Moment: Empower. Pivot. Grow’, will be held every Thursday between October 8 and 29, and will feature a host of international and local speakers. Chief ExecutiveContinue reading “JBDC Stages Employee Engagement Seminars October”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has commended the management of Appleton Estate for the plans that the company has developed to ensure a smooth and amicable transitioning of former sugar cane workers and farmers with the closure of the factory. ‘We must work together to promote and preserve theContinue reading “Agriculture Minister discusses closure of Appleton Factory with sugar cane industry stakeholders”

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the agency is working towards making Jamaica the best place to do business in the Caribbean. This, she said, will be done through several pieces of legislation being worked on, which will catapult the country into the top-10 of the Doing Business Report. “We’re already numberContinue reading “JAMPRO Working To Make Jamaica The Best Place To Do Business In The Caribbean”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be making $50 million available to support the production incentive and drought mitigation/climate mitigation programmes in each constituency. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Leslie Campbell during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). “A total ofContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry Providing $50 Million For Production Incentive, Drought Mitigation”

Farmers across the island who have been complaining about being unable to reach markets due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) now have a global platform called OEXONE that they can join to upload and list their crop outputs, take orders and receive payments directly to their bank accounts from buyers around the world. The OEXONE platformContinue reading “Farmers Now Have Global Platform To Sell Produce”

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on June 30 between the EXIM Bank and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to provide export development support for 48 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to access new markets for their products and services. Through the MOU, the EXIM Bank has created a club for exporters in ExportContinue reading “MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs”