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Minister Shaw converses with Executive Director Imega Breese McNab

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 22 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, converses with Imega Breese McNab, Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, at the launch of the 2nd edition of True Stories: From Farm to Fork, a publication chronicling the journey of 29 small manufacturers and enterprises in the agri-based sector, in Kingston on May 15.


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Managing Director Norman Wright introduces Minister Shaw to his line of teas

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 22 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Norman Wright (right), Managing Director of Perishables Jamaica Ltd, introduces the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to his line of teas at the launch of the 2nd edition of True Stories: From Farm to Fork, a publication chronicling the journey of 29 small manufacturers and enterprises in the agri-based sector, at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on May 15.


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Minister Shaw converses with Managing Director Trecia Campbell

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 22 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, converses with Trecia Campbell, Managing Director of Tricam Processors at the launch of the 2nd edition of True Stories: From Farm to Fork, a publication chronicling the journey of 29 small manufacturers and enterprises in the agri-based sector, held at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on May 15.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), views ‘Things Jamaican' products, during a tour of exhibits, at the 11th Annual Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Small Business Expo and Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Participants at the conference and expo will benefit from non-stop sessions delivered by industry experts on subject matters relating to this year’s theme ‘The Business Anatomy: Exploring the Hidden Parts’. Looking on are JBDC's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis (left); and CEO, JBDC, Valerie Veira.

Shaw wants improved linkages with tourism sector

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 21 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has stated his intention to meet with the Tourism Linkages Council to discuss improved linkages between the micro-business and agriculture sectors and the tourism sector. Minister Shaw announced this intention as he addressed the 11th Annual Small Business Expo and Conference held May 16 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Small businesses, Mr Shaw said, must do their research; take action and so market their goods in order to penetrate the tourism sector. He cited, as a model, the arrangements that had...


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Hon. Audley Shaw converses with Principal Director Una May Gordon

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 21 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Una May Gordon, Principal Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation and moderator, at the CASE Alumni Association’s Panel Discussion held at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on May 17 under the theme ‘Jamaica’s National Food Security & the Vulnerability of Local Food Supplies to External Economic Shocks’.


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Minister Shaw along with participants in the CASE Alumni Association’s Panel Discussion

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 21 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (3rd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, poses with participants in the CASE Alumni Association’s Panel Discussion held at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on May 17 under the theme ‘Jamaica’s National Food Security & the Vulnerability of Local Food Supplies to External Economic Shocks’. From left are Una May Gordon, Principal Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation; Canute Saddler, Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors; Alexi Reid, 3rd Vice-President, CASE Alumni Association; Sylburn Thomas, CEO, Agro-Invest...


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Minister Shaw shares a light moment with participants in the CASE Alumni Association’s Panel Discussion

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 21 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shares a light moment with participants in the CASE Alumni Association’s Panel Discussion held at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on May 17 under the theme ‘Jamaica’s National Food Security & the Vulnerability of Local Food Supplies to External Economic Shocks’. From left are Una May Gordon, Principal Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Canute Saddler, Managing Director, Stanmark Food Processors; Sylburn Thomas, CEO, Agro-Invest Corporation; and Idelle Brown, Managing Director...


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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; views irrigation equipment along with (from left) Thomas Davidovich, Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Naandanjain Irrigation Company; O’Brien Johnson, Managing Director, St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd; Sankofa Mukulu, Cluster Coordinator, Agro-Invest Corporation; and Anthony Trought, Agro-Park Manager, Ebony Park/Spring Plain agro-parks; at Denbigh in Clarendon on May 16. The occasion was a seminar on irrigation hosted by St. Jago Farm Supplies in collaboration with Naandanjain Irrigation Company of India for farmers and other agricultural stakeholders.

Agriculture ministry emphasises importance of irrigation for agricultural expansion

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, has emphasised the importance of adequate irrigation to the consistent and sustainable growth of agricultural production. Noting that the country can no longer rely on rainfall only, Minister Hutchinson said that it is important that farmers understand and employ the necessary techniques to manage Jamaica’s water resources effectively. He was speaking at an irrigation seminar organised by St. Jago Farm Supplies and Hardware in collaboration with Naandanjain Irrigation Company from...


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Minister Hutchinson in discussion with farmer Michael Donegan and Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Thomas Davidovich

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; in discussion with (from left) Michael Donegan, farmer from Colbeck in St. Catherine; and Thomas Davidovich, Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Naandanjain Irrigation Company; at a St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd-hosted seminar on irrigation held on May 16 at Denbigh in Clarendon.


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St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd-hosted seminar on irrigation

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Thomas Davidovich (centre), Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Naandanjain Irrigation Company; explains use of irrigation equipment with (from left) O’Brien Johnson, Managing Director, St. Jago Farm & Hardware Hardware Supplies Ltd; Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and Colbeck farmers Edmond Harris and Sharon Donegan at a seminar on irrigation held at Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on May 16.


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