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Under the theme ‘Caring for the planet starts on the ground,’ Jamaica will celebrate World Soil Day 2017 on December 5 with an expo at the Ebony Park HEART Academy spearheaded by the Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Joan Morrison Brown, head of the ALMD, saysContinue reading “World Soil Day Expo to be held December 5”

Patrons purchasing ground provisions at the 14th Annual Eat Jamaican Day Expo, held at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Headquarters in Kingston on November 22.

Celebrating champion farmer Jacqueline Pink – November 29, 2017. Observation of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017 – November 15, 2017. Eat Jamaican month 2017 – National Farm Queen 2017- Miss Truddiann Ashmead – November 8, 2017. Launch of Eat Jamaican month 2017 – President, JAS, Sen. Norman Grant – November 1, 2017. Grow What WeContinue reading “AgroBuzz”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), converses with Managing Director, ARC Manufacturing Limited, Norman Horne, at the launch and commissioning of ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant, held at its facility located on Bell Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. The new Fabric Mesh Plant is positioned to boost theContinue reading “Minister Samuda converses with Managing Director Norman Horne at the launch and commissioning of ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (left) introduces Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society; and Custos of St. Andrew, Patricia Dunwell, to exotic fruits grown at the Ministry’s Orange River Research Station. The occasion was a tour of displays at the 14th Annual Eat Jamaican DayContinue reading “14th Annual Eat Jamaican Day Expo”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (3rd right), cuts ribbon to officially open ARC Manufacturing Limited’s new Fabric Mesh Plant, held at its facility located on Bell Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. The new Fabric Mesh Plant is positioned to boost the fabric mesh industry. The investment in theContinue reading “Minister Samuda cuts ribbon to officially open ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant”

The message of eating Jamaican is worth repeating says, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Donovan Stanberry, who noted that eating Jamaican is about promoting Jamaican food to our people, and to our tourists, as well as making a conscious decision to purchase local produce in the supermarket. This, heContinue reading “Eat Jamaican is worth repeating, says PS Stanberry”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that there needs to be a review of Jamaica’s competitiveness in the manufacturing sector, because the country’s competitiveness has not been where it should have been over the years. ‘We find that we have the distributive trade, which is the largest contributor to GDP,Continue reading “Samuda – competitiveness in the manufacturing sector needs review”

November is Eat Jamaican month… Eat What We Grow, Grow What We Eat… http://www.moa.gov.jm/EatWhatWeGrow/index.php

Hon Karl Samuda (left) Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in dialogue with Cynthia Sankar (centre), Managing Director of Sankar Farms and Ambassador Derrick Heaven (right) at the 68th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel on November 15.