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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, has endorsed the 12th staging of the Health, Home and Garden Expo. “I want to commend the Health, Home and Garden team on its staging and, for the foresight and vision of fusing the focus on health with a family-focused entertainment, while supplying important information gearedContinue reading “Minister Shaw endorses staging of health, home and garden Expo”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for more investments to be made in the area of research and development in the local cannabis industry. Addressing the official opening of Doc’s Place Wellness Centre and Apollon Formularies Jamaica in Negril, Westmoreland, on October 25, Mr. GreenContinue reading “Green calls for more investments in R&D in local cannabis industry”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is reminding all fisherfolk, traders and the public at large that the Conch Close Season is still in effect and any breaches of the Close Season Order will be severely penalized in accordance with the Fisheries Act 2018. By way of Ministerial Order the Honourable Minister ofContinue reading “Conch Close Season Still in Effect…Ministry Warns Against Breaches”

The Tropical Race 4 (TR4) Disease of banana or fusarium wilt is a deadly disease of bananas and plantains. It is caused by the soil-borne fungus, Fusarium oxysporumf.sp.cubense. TR4 is not currently present in Jamaica and it is very important to keep it out of the country. If you see signs of TR4, contact theContinue reading “Help Us Keep Tropical Race 4 disease out of Jamaica”

Jamaica’s agricultural sector’s resilience to climate change has been boosted with the handover of an upgraded US$200,000 seed bank facility at the Bodles Research Station that will improve the station’s ability to increase its seed-producing capacity as well as house seeds of climate-resilient crop varieties. “This is important as it will enable us to haveContinue reading “Bodles Research Station receives US$200,000 upgraded seed bank facility”

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left) along with Chief Operating Officer, Oakland  Licensed Professional Therapeutics (OLP); Associate Professor, College of Health Sciences, UTech, Dr. Ellen Campbell-Grizzle; Senior Advisor to Minister Shaw, Dennis Boothe; Scientific Consultant (OLP) Tomas Garrett and Founder/Chief Executive Officer, OLP, James (Jim) Keim. In background fromContinue reading “Jamaica explores growing mushrooms for medicinal purposes”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left) greets Mushroom Cultivation Expert, Oakland Licensed Professional Therapeutics (OLP), USA, Reggie Harris, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday, October 22.  Mr. Harris was part of the OLP team that met with Ministry officials to discussContinue reading “MICAF Permanent Secretary greets Mushroom Cultivation Expert”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries , Dermon Spence (right) and Senior Advisor to Minister Shaw, MICAF, Dennis Boothe (centre) listen keenly to  Founder/Chief Operating Officer, Oakland Licensed Professional Therapeutics (OLP), United States, James McConchie (left). Mr. McConchie was part of the OLP team that met with Ministry officials toContinue reading “Oakland Licensed Professional Therapeutics team meets with Ministry officials”

Beekeepers are being urged to take special precaution in the management of their beehives during aerial spraying and fogging. Chief Plant Protection Officer in the Apiculture Unit of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hugh Smith asserted that the chemical being used to eradicate mosquito is hazardous to the honey bees at allContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry urges beekeepers to protect honeybees during mosquito fogging”

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil (second right), is in discussion with farmer, Marion Allen (second left), at the closing out ceremony of a pilot project under the Japan Caribbean Climate Change (JCCP) Project in Cascade, St. Ann on October 15. Others from left are DervalContinue reading “Closing out ceremony of a pilot project under the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Project”