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”
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Minister Samuda cuts ribbon to officially open ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant
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”
Eat Jamaican is worth repeating, says PS Stanberry
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”
Samuda – competitiveness in the manufacturing sector needs review
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”
Eat Jamaican Month November 2017
November is Eat Jamaican month… Eat What We Grow, Grow What We Eat… http://www.moa.gov.jm/EatWhatWeGrow/index.php
PS Stanberry presents onion farmer Pamelitta Dann with a Food Safety Management Systems Certificate
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Donovan Stanberry (left), presents onion farmer Pamelitta Dann from Yallahs, Agro-Park, with a Food Safety Management Systems certificate, at the Pesticides Survey Results Presentation Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, November 17, 2017. Forty-three farmers were awarded theContinue reading “PS Stanberry presents onion farmer Pamelitta Dann with a Food Safety Management Systems Certificate”
Heart Agro-Tourism Trade Show
Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with representatives of Ebony Park HEART Academy during a visit to their booth at the HEART College of Hospitality Services & Western Hospitality Institute’s Agro-Tourism Trade Show, held at The Cardiff Hotel & Spa in St. Ann onContinue reading “Heart Agro-Tourism Trade Show”
New Coffee Regulations in Place
Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that regulations are now in place that will ensure that all coffee that is imported, packaged and sold locally will be mixed with Jamaican green beans. The objective of this measure is to boost the expansion of Jamaican coffee and eventually eliminate the importationContinue reading “New Coffee Regulations in Place”
PS Stanberry presents onion farmer Grandville Francis with a Food Safety Management Systems Certificate
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Donovan Stanberry (left), presents Grandville Francis, onion farmer from Yallahs, Agro-Park, with a Food Safety Management Systems certificate, at the Pesticides Survey Results Presentation Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, November 17, 2017. Forty-three farmers were awarded withContinue reading “PS Stanberry presents onion farmer Grandville Francis with a Food Safety Management Systems Certificate”
Stanberry wants food safety culture, encourages responsible use of pesticides
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, is urging Jamaicans to build a culture of food safety. Mr Stanberry, who was speaking at the presentation of research findings on pesticide application by farmers, held November 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, said more fertiliser was being used in JamaicanContinue reading “Stanberry wants food safety culture, encourages responsible use of pesticides”
