Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Gary Dixon, Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), at the RADA Manchester Open Day on March 22, 2019. The agriculture minister commended the Manchester farmers for being the highest domestic food crops producers in 2018 and encouraged them to plant moreContinue reading “Minister Shaw greets RADA’s Parish Agricultural Manager”
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Minister Shaw reaps onion during a tour of the Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, reaps onion during a tour of the 92-acre onion field of Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon, on March 21, 2019. Looking on (from left) are Sophia Francis-Richardson, Operations Manager, World Net; Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority;Continue reading “Minister Shaw reaps onion during a tour of the Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm”
Agri ministry to lease 200 acres of land for new farm venture
In keeping with Government’s drive to promote diversification and increased production in the agricultural sector, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has committed an additional 200 acres of land for lease to Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm, through the SCJ Holdings Ltd. Speaking at a function held at Dencon Foods inContinue reading “Agri ministry to lease 200 acres of land for new farm venture”
Gov’t earmarks over $750m for farm roads repair
Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, will be spending some $752 million in the 2019/20 fiscal year, under the National Farm Roads Project as part of the measures to boost market access through improved road infrastructure. So far for Manchester, 13 roads or approximately seven kilometres have been refurbished at aContinue reading “Gov’t earmarks over $750m for farm roads repair”
Ministers Shaw and Green meet with His Excellency Juan José González Mijares
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), along with Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, H.E. Juan José González Mijares (centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Minister Shaw and Ambassador Mijares discussedContinue reading “Ministers Shaw and Green meet with His Excellency Juan José González Mijares”
Minister Shaw purchases lettuce from farmer Casandra Hinds
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, purchases lettuce from Casandra Hinds, farmer from Spice Grove in Manchester, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Manchester Open Day on March 22, 2019. The agriculture minister commended the Manchester farmers for being the highest domestic food crops producers in 2018 and encouraged them toContinue reading “Minister Shaw purchases lettuce from farmer Casandra Hinds”
MSME Conference an opportunity to build regional partnerships – Green
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the upcoming Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Conference is an opportunity for partnerships to be built with other small businesses within the region. He noted that the structure of this year’s conference demonstrates an awareness of the issuesContinue reading “MSME Conference an opportunity to build regional partnerships – Green”
Hon. Floyd Green speaking at a media launch of the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at a media launch of the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Conference 2019, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, March 20. This year’s conference will be hosted by the Small Business Association of Jamaica in collaborationContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green speaking at a media launch of the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019”
Hon. Floyd Green speaking at a Quarterly Meeting of the MSME National Policy Implementation Committee
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at a Quarterly Meeting of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) National Policy Implementation Committee, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, Mach 19, 2019. Among the matters discussed were developments within the MSME sector, theContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green speaking at a Quarterly Meeting of the MSME National Policy Implementation Committee”
Principal Director Oral Shaw in discussion at a Quarterly Meeting of the MSME National Policy Implementation Committee
Principal Director, MSME Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw (right), in discussion with (from left) Director, Projects and Programmes, MSME Division, Clifford Spencer; Specialist, Growth Inducement Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kamesha Turner-Blake; and President, Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson (at back), at a Quarterly Meeting of the Micro,Continue reading “Principal Director Oral Shaw in discussion at a Quarterly Meeting of the MSME National Policy Implementation Committee”
