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Manchester farmers produced 70% of the Irish potatoes reaped in Jamaica for the 2017-2018 season which have earned them the praises of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who addressed them at the National Irish Potato Stakeholders’ Seminar in Devon, Manchester, on April 26. For the July 2017-September 2018 season, some 900Continue reading “Minister Shaw commends Irish potato farmers”

Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), addressing farmers at the National Irish Potato Stakeholders’ Seminar, held at Devon, Manchester, on April 26. Others from left are the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio at MICAF, and CEO of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Peter Thompson.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the refurbishing of the seed storage facility at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine. The facility will house the seeds of climate resilient crop varieties for Jamaica and theContinue reading “Agri Ministry and CARDI sign MoU for refurbishing of seed storage facility”

General Manager, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, Seprod Group, Jeffrey Moss-Solomon (right), discusses cornmeal and cornmeal products with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a tour of the company’s facility, located on Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston, on Wednesday, April 19, 2018.

Operations Manager, Seprod, Dale Wiest (left), shows Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, the flour manufacturing process, during a tour of Seprod’s facility, on Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston on Thursday, April 19, 2018.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Acting Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development, Andrew Colburn, at the Sandals Resort International/ The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held in Ocho Rios on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The aim of the forum was to facilitate discussions about theContinue reading “Minister Shaw converses with Acting Mission Director Andrew Colburn”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Sandals Resort International/ The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held in Ocho Rios on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The aim of the forum was to facilitate discussions about the threats facing the island’s parrotfish population, the implications of these threats and possibleContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw speaking at the Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum”

The micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the establishment of a Micro Stock Exchange. This will allow MSMEs to obtain funds to support the growth and expansion of their businesses. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw in his keynote address at theContinue reading “MSMEs to benefit from the establishment of a micro stock exchange”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), gives thumbs up to President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong (left); and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, after an announcement that the two entities will now operate as one, at the Opening Ceremony of the JMA/JEA Expo, held at the NationalContinue reading “Minister Shaw gives thumbs up to JEA President Michelle Chong and JMA President Metry Seaga”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), John Walters, at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16.