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From left, Kerone Fairclough, Fisheries Extension Officer, discusses ornamental fish rearing with the Hon, J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, and Bevin Martin Dickenson, Parish Agricultural Manager, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), at the 21st staging of theContinue reading “Hon. J.C Hutchinson discusses ornamental fish rearing”

Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents plaque to Lynett Johnson for exemplary service to rural development in St. Thomas at the 21st staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority St Thomas Open Day, held at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay on JuneContinue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson presents plaque to Lynett Johnson for exemplary service to rural development in St. Thomas”

Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, samples melon from the Plantain Garden River Agro-Park in St. Thomas during a tour of exhibits at the 21st staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St Thomas Open Day, held on June 28 at the Rudolph ElderContinue reading “Minister Hutchinson samples melon from Plantain Garden River Agro-Park in St. Thomas”

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (3rd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views seeds on display at the 21st staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St Thomas Open Day, held on June 28 at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay. Others from left are Bevin Martin Dickenson,Continue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson views seeds at RADA’s Open Day in St. Thomas”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley, has endorsed the staging of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) 4th International Business and Management Conference, which is geared towards addressing the pressing need to reflect on the experiences of Jamaica, and other small and developing states as it relates to entrepreneurship fromContinue reading “Minister Shaw endorses staging of MSBM entrepreneurs’ conference”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), observes the production of juices being shown to him by Trade Winds Citrus Limited Managing Director, Peter McConnell, during a tour of the Bog Walk plant in St. Catherine on June 26.

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes the citrus nursery being shown to him by Trade Winds Citrus Jamaica Limited Managing Director, Peter McConnell, during a farm tour in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on June 26.

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reiterating a call for investments to be made in the growth of certain fruit tree crops in order to reduce Jamaica’s high food import bill. The crops include soursop, guava and West Indian cherry. “We have the climatic conditions and the established historical conditions thatContinue reading “Shaw reiterates call for investments into specific crops”

Marina Young (right), Chairman of the National Agriculture Disaster Risk Management Committee, discusses Institutional Framework and Terms of Reference for Integrating Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Jamaica’s Agriculture Sector Booklet with the Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the National Agriculture Disaster Risk Management CommitteeContinue reading “National Disaster Risk Management Committee Meeting”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in dialogue with Executive Director, International Cocoa Organization, Michel Arrion, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Matters discussed at the meeting included the Frosty Pod Rot disease and preservation of the trees.