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Dermon Spence (right), Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a plaque to outstanding young farmer Shawn Cooke at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Portland Parish Office 11th Annual Open Day held at Folly Oval in Portland on March 29.

Banana, plantain production increase in 2016

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 31 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, said that Jamaica’s production of plantain and banana in 2016 increased by 13.1% and 8%, respectively, while noting that there is need for increased productivity in order to meet the huge export demand. Mr. Spence, who was representing Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, was speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s 11th Annual Open Day, for Portland, held at Folly Oval on March 29. He noted that despite the increase in...


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Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 15th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 30. At right is the outgoing chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum Denzil Roberts. Participants in the two-day forum include heads of national fisheries authorities from the 17 member states of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, observers and partner agencies.

Samuda wants measurable targets for expansion of fisheries industry

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 31 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
The establishment of measurable targets, greater use of technology, value-added and innovation are among the strategies Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda has identified as strategies for the sustainable growth and expansion of the fisheries sector in the Caribbean. Speaking at the 15th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Kingston Thursday (March 30), Minister Samuda urged the heads of fisheries authorities from the 17 member states of the Caribbean Region Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) to collaborate to solve the various challenges confronting the...


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Courtesy Call

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 29 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) sharing a laugh with Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, H.E. Ariel Fernández (left) and Argentina’s candidate for Director General to the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation (IICA), Dr. Manuel Otero during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.


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Hon Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with (from left) Alvin Murray, Project Coordinator, Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) ; Hon Audley Shaw, Member of Parliament for North East Manchester; Doug Graham, Project Director of PROPEL; and Hugh Gentles of the Potato and Onion Producers Association at the launch of the National Irish Potato Programme in Malton, Manchester, on March 24. Partially hidden is Percival Shaw, Zonal Director, Rural Agricultural Development Authority.

Samuda calls on distributors to work with farmers to grow agriculture

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 28 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has called on investors in the distributive trade to work together with the farmers to grow sufficient agricultural produce that will not only satisfy the domestic market but expand export and earn foreign exchange. Minister Samuda was speaking at the launch of the National Irish Potato Programme in Malton, Manchester, on March 24, where he said that the emerging trend of importers becoming “a part of the agricultural initiative” is a reflection of their commitment to the sector. “I have seen a renewed energy and...


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2017 Regional Starch Conference

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 27 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown observing the Wet Extraction Process for Cassava Starch being displayed at the 2017 Regional Starch Conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Regional Headquarters, Mona, on Thursday, March 23, 2017. At left is Senior Quality Analyst – Local Raw Materials, Red Stripe Limited, Tayna Kemble-Darby. The two-day conference scheduled for March 23-24 was organized by the Bureau of standards Jamaica (BSJ) under the theme: “Indigenous Caribbean Starch Products: Back to the Future.”


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Director General Vivian Brown Samples National's 5% Cassava Bread

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 27 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Customer Service Representative, National Baking Company Limited, Sandra Beckford offering sample of the company’s 5% cassava bread to Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown at the 2017 Regional Starch Conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The two-day conference scheduled for March 23-24 was organised by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) under the theme: Indigenous Caribbean Starch Products: Back to the Future.”


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Official Launch of the National Irish Potato Programme

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 27 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) greeting Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw on arrival at the official launch of the Irish Potato programme in Malton, Manchester on Friday, March 24, 2017.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda greeting students of Devon All-Age School upon arrival at the official launch of the National Irish Potato Programme in Malton, Manchester, on Friday, March 24, 2017.

Samuda wants young people to be involved in Irish potato production

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 27 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, has said that in order to achieve the goal of 100% self-sufficiency in Irish potato production the Government will be calling on young people to assist with the planting of seedlings on an additional 300 acres of land that will be brought into production. Speaking at the launch of the National Irish Potato Programme 2016-2017 at Malton in Manchester on March 24, Minister Samuda said, “We cannot reach that goal of 100% unless we can supply the seedlings on a timely basis. We have to develop our own planting system,...


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ANNUAL SPINY LOBSTER CLOSE SEASON APRIL 1 – JUNE 30

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 27 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
The Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to advise the public that the annual Close Season for spiny lobsters commences on April 1 and ends on June 30, 2017. The Fisheries Division wishes to further remind the public that new Regulations governing the Close Season for spiny lobsters are in effect. These Regulations stipulate that any person or entity planning to have spiny lobsters/spiny lobster parts or products either for storage, sale or other purposes during the Close Season must take note of the following provisions: 1. A signed...


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

Corned Beef Ban to Remain in Place Pending Outcome of Tests

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 23 Mar 2017    nicola.wint   
The Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that the ban on the importation of corned beef originating in Brazil will remain in place until relevant tests have been completed. Minister Samuda added that no permission will be given for the sale or distribution of corned beef from Brazil until the government gets adequate assurance that the products are safe for consumption. The Bureau of Standards Jamaica is conducting chemical test profiles to ascertain the contents of corned beef on the market and the Veterinary Services Division of the...


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