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Heart Agro-Tourism Trade Show

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with representatives of Ebony Park HEART Academy during a visit to their booth at the HEART College of Hospitality Services & Western Hospitality Institute’s Agro-Tourism Trade Show, held at The Cardiff Hotel & Spa in St. Ann on November 16.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.

New Coffee Regulations in Place

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that regulations are now in place that will ensure that all coffee that is imported, packaged and sold locally will be mixed with Jamaican green beans. The objective of this measure is to boost the expansion of Jamaican coffee and eventually eliminate the importation of green beans. According to Minister Samuda, when persons import coffee, mix it with cheap imported beans and sell that product to hotels as coffee that is processed and packaged in Jamaica, it cheapens and destroys the reputation of the...


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PS Stanberry presents onion farmer Grandville Francis with a Food Safety Management Systems Certificate

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Donovan Stanberry (left), presents Grandville Francis, onion farmer from Yallahs, Agro-Park, with a Food Safety Management Systems certificate, at the Pesticides Survey Results Presentation Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, November 17, 2017. Forty-three farmers were awarded with the Food Safety Management certificate.The main objective of the survey was to evaluate food safety issues associated with pesticide use and, in particular, to identify pesticide use...


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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Donovan Stanberry (centre, front), along with farmers after being presented with certificates at the Pesticides Survey Results Presentation Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, November 17, 2017. Twenty-one farmers were awarded with the Pest Control Applicator Certificate. The main objective of the survey was to evaluate food safety issues associated with pesticide use and, in particular, to identify pesticide use problems that could impact access to export markets for Jamaican produce.

Stanberry wants food safety culture, encourages responsible use of pesticides

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, is urging Jamaicans to build a culture of food safety. Mr Stanberry, who was speaking at the presentation of research findings on pesticide application by farmers, held November 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, said more fertiliser was being used in Jamaican agriculture than was necessary. He pointed out that although the application of fertilisers was necessary to increase food production, it was equally important to ensure the proper and appropriate use of pesticides to ensure the safety...


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All-Island Cane Farmers' AGM

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, dancing for sugar with Karen Smith at the 68th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel on November 15.


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68th AGM of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association

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 21 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Keleen Young-Grandison (right), head and Kerry-Ann Walters, project technical specialist, both of the Sugar Transformation Unit , discuss green cane harvesting with farmer Garth Genus at the 68th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel on November 15.


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Dr. Nigel Elliott (right), President of the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association, introduces the Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to (from left) guest speaker Dr. Mitsie Vargas, director of Orchid Springs Animal Hospital in the USA; sponsors Gerardo Algernon, General Manager of Merck MSD, Dr. Roger Guerrero and Martin Silva at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on November 6.

Samuda calls for closer collaboration between Carib vets

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 15 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, has called on the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association and the Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association to work more closely together and to be united in their approach to the work of veterinary science. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association in Kingston on November 6. Minister Samuda noted that while there are many things that can be achieved through this collaboration, it was not as strong as it could be. Opinions that vary, he said, lead to policies of...


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MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy Tabled

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 15 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
The updated MSME & Entrepreneurship Policy was tabled in parliament on Tuesday (November 14, 2017) as a Green Paper. The policy was first tabled in 2013, as a comprehensive document of initiatives for addressing the major issues confronting the growth and development of the MSME sector in Jamaica. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries began a limited review of the Policy in 2016 to make it more relevant and current to the changing economic landscape for MSMEs. The review sought to amend the definition for MSMEs, bringing it into alignment with international...


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