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Jamaica is expected to reap another 3,000 metric tonnes of hot peppers for the 2020/21 crop year under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production Incentive Programme (PIP). This was disclosed by Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Agriculture Manager for St. Elizabeth, Nathan Samuels, who noted that approximately $60 million has beenContinue reading “Jamaica to reap 3,000 tonnes of hot pepper under incentive programme”

Survey of Agricultural Produce – Week Ending August 8, 2020. Click link for full list: https://www.cac.gov.jm/portal/index.php/special-features/publications/category/21-consumer-alert?download=278:cac-agricultural-prices-august-8-2020

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be staging a series of online Employee Engagement Seminars during the month of October. The seminars, under the theme ‘Lead in the Moment: Empower. Pivot. Grow’, will be held every Thursday between October 8 and 29, and will feature a host of international and local speakers. Chief ExecutiveContinue reading “JBDC Stages Employee Engagement Seminars October”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has commended the management of Appleton Estate for the plans that the company has developed to ensure a smooth and amicable transitioning of former sugar cane workers and farmers with the closure of the factory. ‘We must work together to promote and preserve theContinue reading “Agriculture Minister discusses closure of Appleton Factory with sugar cane industry stakeholders”

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the agency is working towards making Jamaica the best place to do business in the Caribbean. This, she said, will be done through several pieces of legislation being worked on, which will catapult the country into the top-10 of the Doing Business Report. “We’re already numberContinue reading “JAMPRO Working To Make Jamaica The Best Place To Do Business In The Caribbean”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be making $50 million available to support the production incentive and drought mitigation/climate mitigation programmes in each constituency. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Leslie Campbell during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). “A total ofContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry Providing $50 Million For Production Incentive, Drought Mitigation”

Farmer Shermaine Barnett has high praises for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) for the support given to her in the development of her sweet yam farm in Endeavour in the parish of St. Ann. The 40 year-old mother of 12-year-old Zarek, is one of 500 farmers growing sweet yam and approximately 4,000 farmers islandwideContinue reading “Sweet yam farmer has high praises for RADA”

There has been a 12 per cent increase in sweet yam production under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production Incentive Programme for the 2019/20 fiscal year when compared to the corresponding period of 2018/19. Acting Senior Director of Production Marketing and Special Projects at RADA, Collin Henry, informed that a total ofContinue reading “Jamaica records 12 per cent increase in sweet yam under Production Incentive Programme”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is committed to driving the growth of social enterprises and enabling entrepreneurs to formalise their operations. Addressing a Social Return on Investment (SROI) virtual round table recently, Mr. Green noted that social enterprises have long been a featureContinue reading “Gov’t Committed To Driving Growth Of Social Enterprises”

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on June 30 between the EXIM Bank and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to provide export development support for 48 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to access new markets for their products and services. Through the MOU, the EXIM Bank has created a club for exporters in ExportContinue reading “MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs”