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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), views breadfruit products being shown to him by Author Andrea Whyte, at her book launch Breadfruit Recipes: Sweet and Savoury at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, downtown Kingston, on Monday, September 23, 2019. Isle Bites Limited in collaborationContinue reading “Minister Green views a variety of breadfruit products”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), discusses breadfruit drink with Author Andrea Whyte (2nd right); her son Dr. Norman Whyte (right); and Deputy Director, Institute of Jamaica, Nicole Patrick-Shaw, at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, downtown Kingston, on Monday, September 23, 2019. IsleContinue reading “Minister Floyd Green discusses breadfruit with Author Andrea Whyte”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw has welcomed the release of the 2018 Jamaica Survey of Establishments (JSE) Report, noting that the data obtained will assist in informing Government’s decisions relating to businesses. Speaking at the presentation of the report by the Planning Institute of Jamaica at the AC Hotel inContinue reading “Shaw welcomes report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, will meet with a team from the Harvard International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute (IPI) to discuss assistance to Jamaica on how to become globally competitive in the cannabis industry. The team is expected to arrive in the island from September 30 to October 2, andContinue reading “Harvard Institute to assist Jamaica to become globally competitive in cannabis industry”

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will lead Jamaica’s delegation to a series of CARICOM agriculture-related meetings being held in Belize City, Belize, from October 2 to 4, 2019. The scheduled meetings are: l. 81st Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – AgricultureContinue reading “Hutchinson leads delegation to CARICOM agriculture meetings”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has endorsed the introduction of a Pig Production Early Warning System and the establishment of the Pork Association, describing them as viable strategies to be explored by stakeholders to strengthen and expand the pork industry. “The industry, like any other, has to be built on market-drivenContinue reading “Agriculture ministry endorses Pig Production Early Warning System”

From left, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Carol Coy, Director General, STATIN; and Joanna Watkins of the World Bank pose with a copy of the ReportContinue reading “Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”

From left, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, in dialogue at the Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018, held at the ACContinue reading “Ministers Shaw and Green along with Dr. Wayne Henry at the Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging major players in the veterinary profession and stakeholders in livestock such as importers, producers and distributors, to recognise the importance of detecting and managing animal diseases. Mr. Green informed that as part of Jamaica’s own commitment to the process,Continue reading “Green urges stakeholders to recognise importance of detecting and managing animal diseases”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, (right) listens attentively to a point made by Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry and World Organization of Animal Health delegate for Jamaica, Dr. Osbil Watson. Occasion was the opening of the 25th Seminar on Harmonization of Registration and Control ofContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green converses with Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Osbil Watson”