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Farmer Zephora Davis shows off her melon in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth to Glenville Hall, Zonal Director, and Jermaine Wilson, Extension Officer, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) during a tour of the area on October 18. Melons and other crops will be ready for reaping in another three weeks, following the fire whichContinue reading “Farmer Zephora Davis shows off her melon in Flagaman St. Elizabeth”

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”

His Excellency Ambassador Luis Del Solar (2nd left)) of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Jamaica converses with Michelle Parkins, Acting Principal Director , Economic Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens’ offices on October 15, 2019. The meeting explored possibilitiesContinue reading “Courtesy Call with His Excellency Ambassador Luis Del Solar”

On Monday, October 14, Jamaica joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Standards Day 2019 under the theme ‘Video Standards Create a Global Stage’. Each year on 14 October, members of the International Electrotechnical Commission, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union celebrate World Standards Day, paying tribute toContinue reading “Jamaica commemorates World Standards Day”

A total of 50 farmers from the community of Cascade in St. Ann have benefitted from the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP) Project, which seeks to enhance their capabilities in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Under the JCCP project, the Cascade farmers received 1000-gallon tanks, a multipurpose shed that facilitated the harvesting of waterContinue reading “50 farmers receive tanks, training and irrigation system under climate change adaptation and mitigation project”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), looks on as Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira (right), plants a lychee tree at the Christiana High School in Manchester on October 11, at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition. From left areContinue reading “Dr. Crispim Moreira plants lychee tree on World Food Day”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging Jamaicans to plant a fruit tree per year to commemorate an anniversary or birthday. “The planting of the fruit trees shows that you care about the environment, you care about food security for the poor,” he said. The Minister was delivering an address atContinue reading “Shaw encourages Jamaicans to plant fruit trees yearly”

As Jamaica moves to implement measures to address the potential threat of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease, which affects bananas, plantains and Heliconia, the national task force, assigned by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries held its first official meeting at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices. Chaired by the General Manager ofContinue reading “Protecting Jamaican Bananas… Task force meets on Tropical Race 4 Disease”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (3rd left), along with (from left) Chief Technical Director for Special Projects for the Agriculture Portfolio, Roy McNeil; Chief Technical Director for the Industry Portfolio Monique Gibbs; Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), Isaac Anthony; Chief Risk ManagementContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw along with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company Team”

Technical Assistance and Communications Manager, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), Elizabeth Emmanuel (right), makes a presentation to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, on Disaster Risk Management, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Others (from 1st left)Continue reading “Presentation on Disaster Risk Management”