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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) greets Eve Crowley (seated) Deputy Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and FAO Representative in Chile, at the opening session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean on March 5, 2018 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, MontegoContinue reading “Historic FAO Conference”

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on the private sector to collaborate more with the Government in an effort to increase citrus production in Jamaica. Speaking at Citrus Day 2018 on March 2, Cole said that while there is a demand forContinue reading “Agri ministry calls for private sector collaboration to increase citrus production”

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Government with the People’s Republic of China in September 2017 for the export of spiny lobsters to China, a five-man delegation from China is currently on a three-day visit to Jamaica to conduct an audit of the processes of the industry. Speaking at a meetingContinue reading “Veterinary Services Division hosts Chinese spiny lobster audit delegation”

Dr. Osbil Watson (3rd left), Chief Veterinary Officer, and Avery Smikle, Acting Director of Fisheries, both from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Esmond Reid (3rd right), Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, pose with Ning Wang(4th right), Director of Food Safety Division 4, Import and ExportContinue reading “Vet Services Division hosts Chinese audit delegation”

Facilitators of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Frosty Pod Rot sensitisation sessions targeting cocoa farmers in St. Mary say the forums have been well supported by the beneficiaries. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, told JIS News that farmers in Bellfield, Brainard, Lewisburgh, Anglican, Marlborough,Continue reading “Frosty Pod Rot Seminars Well Attended by Cocoa Farmers”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is advising the public that the SUGAR AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/SUGAR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME funded by THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION and THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA will officially close on Friday, March 30, 2018. Any person or entity having outstanding business with this project should make contact with the Project ManagerContinue reading “Closure of the Sugar Area Development Programme/Sugar Transformation Project”

The Government of Jamaica is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop an insurance scheme for crop and livestock farmers. Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh, said that there have been models in the past that have worked, but theyContinue reading “Gov’t Working with FAO to Develop Insurance Scheme for Farmers”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has reiterated that the Government through the Ministry is committed to the growth and development of the sugar industry in Jamaica. The Minister noted that despite the many challenges that the industry is facing, if properly managed, it is sustainable. Minister Samuda was speaking at aContinue reading “Govt. committed to Jamaica’s sugar industry- Samuda”

MICAF hosts inaugural ‘Citrus Day’ – February 28, 2018: Veterinary Services laboratory receives accreditation – February 21, 2018: National Farm Roads Improvement Programme – February 7, 2018:

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, samples pudding at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) booth at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show on February 14. Others, from left, are Courtney Taylor, RADA Agricultural Parish Manager in Trelawny; Michael Stern, chairman, RADA; Glendon Harris (partially hidden), vice-president of the Jamaica AgriculturalContinue reading “Minister Samuda samples pudding at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show”