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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Pan Caribbean Sugar Company, Madam Liu Chaoyu; Interpreter, Sun Y’ Dan and Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston Office on Thursday, February 2, 2017.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is urging local farmers to expand production of low- land and high- mountain coffee in an effort to reduce green coffee bean imports. Low- land and high- mountain coffee is grown outside of the Blue Mountain range in parishes such as Clarendon, St. Catherine, ManchesterContinue reading “Agriculture Minister urges Farmers to expand Coffee Production beyond Blue Mountains”

In an effort to reduce parasite infestation among animals, several dairy farmers in the Hillside community of St. Thomas were exposed to pesticide training and treatment of animals by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board on January 26. The training, which involved instructions on how to apply tickicide and demonstrations using spraying and the pour onContinue reading “Dairy Farmers Train Farmers in Pesticide Treatment”

Romaine Brown, farm assistant at Serge Island Farms, demonstrates application of Eprinox to animal during Farmer Field School pesticide training organised by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board for dairy farmers on January 26 at Hillside in St. Thomas.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) in dialogue with President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Mr. Norman Grant and Chairman of the Standard Council of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mr. James Rawle at the launch of the Jamaican Standard Specification for Coffee held at the BSJ’s Winchester officeContinue reading “Launch of the Jamaican Standard Specification for Coffee”

Following the establishment of a fodder bank by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) on 17 acres of land, using the Mulatto 11 grass, Serge Island Farms is now reporting a 5% increase in milk production over the previous year. This project is one of several fodder banks established by the Ministry, through the JDDB’sContinue reading “Dairy Board Programme Increases Milk Production”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (3rd left), raps with students (from left) Chadwade Anderson and Chenille Humes at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education in Portland on January 27. Mr. Stanberry was participating in Founders’ Day activities held in commemoration of the 107th anniversary of theContinue reading “PS Stanberry Raps with Students of CASE”

Algix Jamaica Limited, the first company to produce Basa fish in Jamaica, is now licensed by the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to export fish. This announcement was made by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry, while speaking at the launch of the BasaContinue reading “Algix Jamaica Licensed for Export”

The recently announced standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar will now be extended to include granulated sugar. This was announced today, January 25, by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda who was speaking at the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s 12th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference in Kingston.Continue reading “Standard Labelling and Packaging to Include Granulated Sugar”

Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has encouraged students participating in the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Competition to become environmental ambassadors. Speaking at the sub-launch of the fifth LASCO REAP Competition, held at the St. Jago Cathedral Preparatory School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine,Continue reading “Minister Hutchinson Encourages Students to Become Environmental Ambassadors”