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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says strategies employed by the Government at the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon will ensure that the facility remains open when the current sugar crop ends. Speaking during a tour of the Long Pond Sugar Factory in Clark’s Town, Trelawny on Friday, July 8, MinisterContinue reading “GOV’T PUTS MEASURES IN PLACE TO KEEP MONYMUSK OPEN”

Organic farming and food security will be the focus of this year’s symposium at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show. The event will be hosted by Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Task Force (JDATF) in partnership with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). President of the JAS, Norman Grant, said recently that the symposium will offer training,Continue reading “SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANIC FARMING YOUTH AT DENBIGH”

Talks are underway with potential new investors in the operations at the Long Pond Sugar Factory in Clark’s Town, Trelawny. Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has stated that the Ministry “is working overtime” with the owners of Everglades, which operates Long Pond, to conclude the negotiations. Minister Samuda, who wasContinue reading “NEW INVESTORS BEING SOUGHT FOR LONG POND”

The Government will be moving to tackle the problem of imported refined sugar for use in the manufacturing sector, which ends up in the retail trade. According to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda: “You cannot have sugar being produced…brought back having been refined and then you have manufacturers, who useContinue reading “GOV’T TACKLING SALE OF IMPORTED REFINED SUGAR IN RETAIL TRADE”

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has hailed the work being done by GraceKennedy at its agro-processing plant in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth. Following a tour of the facility recently, Mr. Hutchinson said the work being done at the factory fits well with the Ministry’s plan toContinue reading “Gracekennedy Commended for Setting up Plant in Hounslow”

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers to ramp up production, in order for the country to become a major supplier of agricultural products. Speaking at the opening of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Agricultural Research and Innovation facility in Elim,Continue reading “Minister Wants Jamaica to Become Major Supplier of Agricultural Products”

The Government is looking to establish up to five agro-economic zones, which will provide farmers with a reliable market for their produce, and contribute to the reduction of praedial larceny. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said the zones will be equipped with cold storage facilities,Continue reading “Five Agro-Economic Zones to be Established”

A levy of US$0.50 has been imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2016 conch season. This is a reduction from the US$0.75 imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2015 season. The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, July 5, approved the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order Resolution, 2016,Continue reading “Levy Reduced on Conch Exports”

Nineteen-year-old Benjamin Frazer of the Ardenne High School in St. Andrew and nine-year-old Asher Harrison of Greater Portmore Primary in St. Catherine were the winners of the inaugural essay competition organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF). The students received attractive prizes at an awards ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel onContinue reading “Ardenne High and Greater Portmore Primary Students Cop Praedial Larceny Essay Competition”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has presented a tractor to onion farmers in Colbeck, St. Catherine which will enable them to cultivate larger pieces of land and increase their crop yields. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, handed over the New Holland TD 90 tractor during a ceremony in the community onContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry Gives Boost to Colbeck Farmers”