Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right) views dairy cows along with dairy farmer Oral Wallace in Rhymesbury, Clarendon, on February 16 during a tour of his farm. Mr Wallace was one of over 60 farmers from St. Thomas, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon who benefited from fertilizers, specially blended byContinue reading “Minister Samuda views dairy cows”
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Dairy farmer Oral Wallace discusses equipment used on his farm with Minister Samuda
Dairy farmer Oral Wallace (centre) discusses equipment used on his farm in Rhymesbury, Clarendon, with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Karl Samuda (left) and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western Noel Arscott. Over 60 farmers from St. Thomas, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon benefitted from fertilizers that were specially blended by Newport-FersanContinue reading “Dairy farmer Oral Wallace discusses equipment used on his farm with Minister Samuda”
Gov’t Commits $70 Million to Help Trelawny Farmers Transport Sugar Cane
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government has committed another $70 million to assist farmers in Trelawny with the transportation of sugar cane to the Appleton Estate and Worthy Park factories this year. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Trelawny onContinue reading “Gov’t Commits $70 Million to Help Trelawny Farmers Transport Sugar Cane”
Jamaica to Host FAO Regional Conference March 5 to 8
Jamaica will be hosting the 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean from March 5 to 8 at the Montego Bay Conference Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. The three-day event is expected to attract ministers of agriculture, social development, education, health and environment andContinue reading “Jamaica to Host FAO Regional Conference March 5 to 8”
Launch of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Gillian Smith (centre), Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize; and Conley Salmon, President, Jamaica Operations, Jamaica Broilers Group, at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America andContinue reading “Launch of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean”
FAO Regional Conference to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 5-8 of March 2018
Rising hunger and obesity, climate change and rural poverty; these will be the main issues of the 35th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The 35th Conference will take place from 5-8 of March 2018, in Montego Bay, Jamaica and is FAO’s main governing body. Agriculture Ministers from allContinue reading “FAO Regional Conference to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 5-8 of March 2018”
Minister Samuda greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, FAO
Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The launch was held at the Ministry’s New KingstonContinue reading “Minister Samuda greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, FAO”
Agriculture ministry repairs farm roads
By the end of the 2017/2018 financial year, several farm roads in the parishes of Manchester and St. Elizabeth, covering 19.7km and valued at $81m, will be rehabilitated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio, MICAF, Hon J.C.Continue reading “Agriculture ministry repairs farm roads”
Major Investors to Cultivate Onions
The Government is in discussions with two major investors for the planting of over 2,000 acres of onions as part of a project to boost supplies for the domestic and export markets. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says one of the investors has “almost committed” to financing between 400 and 500Continue reading “Major Investors to Cultivate Onions”
Minister Samuda to Seek Additional Funding to Repair Farm Roads
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he will be seeking additional funding in the 2018/19 Budget to repair more cane and farm roads, as well as to acquire equipment for small farmers. Speaking with journalists during a tour of several farms and farm roads in St. Mary on Wednesday (February 7),Continue reading “Minister Samuda to Seek Additional Funding to Repair Farm Roads”
