Young farmer Zandra Edwards of the Rowlandsfield Group practises how to operate a motorised knapsack sprayer, one of which was donated to the group by Wayne Chin (right). Project Manager, Craftop, at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function held in St. Thomas on October 10. Sixty farmers from six groups in St.Continue reading “St. Jago Farm Supplies Salute to Farmers”
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Control Room Operator gives Minister Samuda a demonstration of the operations of cement mills
Control Room Operator, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Lance Craig (left), gives Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, a demonstration of the operations of cement mills, during a tour of the company’s plant on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
Minister Samuda views cement at Carib Cement Company
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), views packages of cement being shown to him by General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Peter Donkersloot, during a tour of the company’s plant on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
Minister Hutchinson discusses the use of motorised Knapsack sprayer with young farmers
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses the use of the motorised knapsack sprayer with young farmers from Rowlandsfield Youth Group at the St. Jago Farm Supplies `Salute to Farmers’ function held in St. Thomas on October 10. Others from left are Wayne Chin, ProjectContinue reading “Minister Hutchinson discusses the use of motorised Knapsack sprayer with young farmers”
WORLD FOOD DAY 2017
Principal Director Shaun Baugh speaking at the 15th AGM of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association
Shaun Baugh Principal Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; speaking at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association held in Mandeville on September 28.
Jamaica Pig Farmers 15th AGM
Haniff Brown (left), President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA), in dialogue with Shaun Baugh (centre), Principal Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Maureen Webber, guest speaker at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the JPFA held in Mandeville on September 28.
Minister Samuda in discussion with Chairman Jason Sharp and President Norman Grant
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Jason Sharp; and President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, at a media briefing to update farmers and the country on the developments in the coffee industry, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices,Continue reading “Minister Samuda in discussion with Chairman Jason Sharp and President Norman Grant”
Media Briefing to update farmers and the country on devlopments in the coffee industry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), looks on as Managing Director, Newport Fersan, Dennis Valdez (1st right) hands over a bag of fertilizer to (from left) coffee farmers Stafford Brooks, Odia Bruce and Will Frazer, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Occasion was aContinue reading “Media Briefing to update farmers and the country on devlopments in the coffee industry”
Samuda pledges $80 million to support coffee farmers
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged continued support to coffee farmers in Jamaica, in an effort to see the sector grow. The Minister disclosed that, the Government, through the Ministry, will be allocating J$80 million from the Productivity Incentive Programme for coffee farmers towards the purchase of inputs suchContinue reading “Samuda pledges $80 million to support coffee farmers”
