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November 2016
 

24 November 2016

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Minard Livestock Show a Plus for Agriculture – Samuda

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 24 Nov 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has described the annual Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, as a clear demonstration that agriculture is alive and well in Jamaica. Addressing the 17th staging of the event on November 10, the Minister noted that agriculture sometimes finds itself on the ‘back burner’ of “our society’s psyche”, making events like the Minard festival “a timely reminder” of the importance of the sector. “This event not only brings to the forefront highlights of the sector, but ensures that our future is...


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Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike, delivers an address on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary, Reginald Budhan, at the annual conference of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ), held on Thursday (November 17), at the Boodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

Large-Scale Investment Needed in Small-Ruminants Industry – Budhan

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 24 Nov 2016    communications   
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan, has underscored the need for large-scale investments in Jamaica’s small-ruminants industry. This, he said, is in order to facilitate the expansion of the subsector by increasing the size of goat and sheep herds and diversifying outputs to include by-products such as cheese and milk. “The production of cheese and milk would, thus, contribute another important component of the value-added thrust of our agro-industrial goals,” Mr. Budhan contended. His remarks were made in a speech...


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Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike (right), converses with Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ) President, Kenneth King (centre), during the SRAJ’s annual conference at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Mr. Pike represented Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.

Goat and Sheep Farmers Urged to Boost Meat Production

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 24 Nov 2016    communications   
Goat and sheep farmers are being urged to take steps to increase the production of meat.to satisfy the high demand of distributors, who are being encouraged to support local production instead of importing, according to Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan. Mr. Budhan said data provided by the Health Ministry’s Veterinary Public Health Division, showed that the production of goat and sheep meat fell from just over 963,000 kilograms in 2013 to 751,625 kilograms in 2014. This, he noted, is despite a decline in imports from...


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NEWS RELEASE

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 24 Nov 2016    communications   
For Immediate Release November 23, 2016 Minister Samuda negotiates re-entry of Jamaican patties into Belize Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has successfully negotiated the re-entry of Jamaican patties into the Belizean market. Jamaican exporters were experiencing challenges with exporting beef and poultry patties to Belize despite a decision of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Development (COTED) giving approval for the export of Jamaican patties to all CARICOM Member States. The decision to allow the entry of Jamaican patties into Belize without...


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