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Minister Hutchinson in discussion with President Emile Spence

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; in discussion with Emile Spence (left), president of the Colbeck Water Users Association in St. Catherine; at a seminar on irrigation held at Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on May 16. At right is O’Brien Johnson, Managing Director of St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd.


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Minister Audley Shaw in conversation with farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in conversation with farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17 at which 166 farmers from the communities of Windsor Forest, Ness Castle and Richmond Gap in St Thomas and Mavis Bank and Bloxburgh in St. Andrew received certificates in climate-smart land husbandry, following completion of a 13-week practical programme coordinated by the National Environment Planning Agency and facilitated by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.


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Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with CEO Peter Thompson

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; in conversation with Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority; at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17 at which 166 farmers from the communities of Windsor Forest, Ness Castle and Richmond Gap in St Thomas and Mavis Bank and Bloxburgh in St. Andrew received certificates in climate-smart land husbandry following completion of a 13-week practical programme coordinated by the National Environment Planning Agency and facilitated by the...


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Minister Shaw addressing farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; addressing farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17. Others from left are Patrice Gilpin, Communication Specialist, Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope Rivers Watershed Management Areas Project; and Ainsworth Carroll, Director of Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Division, both of the National Environment and Planning Agency.


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Minister Shaw greets farmer Claudette McIntosh

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; greets farmer Claudette McIntosh, member of the Bloxburgh group in St. Andrew at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17 at which 166 farmers from the communities of Windsor Forest, Ness Castle and Richmond Gap in St Thomas and Mavis Bank and Bloxburgh in St. Andrew received certificates in climate-smart land husbandry, following completion of a 13-week practical programme coordinated by the National Environment Planning Agency and facilitated by the Rural Agricultural Development...


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11th Annual JBDC's Small Business Expo and Conference

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 16 May 2018    nicola.wint   
President, Island Dolls Plus Collection, Beverley Robotham-Reynolds (left), shows Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, the company’s line of dolls, 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 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’. At...


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Minister Shaw views Jamaican crushed scotch bonnet pepper sauce

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 16 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), views Jamaican crushed scotch bonnet pepper sauce made by Spur Tree, along with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left); and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis, during a tour of exhibits, at the 11th Annual JBDC’s 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...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with (from left), Dr. Gillian Smith, Acting Food and Agriculture Organisation Representative in Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas; and Kenneth King, President of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica, at the 21st Annual General Meeting of the association held at Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 5.

Minister Hutchinson calls for large-scale investment in small ruminant production

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 11 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Noting that of the 3.27 million kg of goat and sheep meat consumed in 2016 only 30% was supplied locally, the Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is calling for more large-scale investment in the small ruminant sub-sector, which has a significant opportunity for growth for primary and value-added products. “By and large, small ruminant farmers have been primarily small farmers rearing between 100 and 500 animals and many even below that,” said Minister Hutchinson. This, he said, limits the scope of production. The...


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21st Annual General Meeting of the Small Ruminants Association

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 11 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Goat farmers Carletous McGowan (left) and Christopher Burton from Constitution Hill view the Doe Estrus Kidding and Expectancy Chart developed by Bodles Research Station at the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Small Ruminants Association held at Bodles in St. Catherine on May 10. The chart will assist farmers in accurately tracking pregnancy of goats from conception to delivery.


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