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Hon Karl Samuda (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, hands over goats to Marcia Davis, member of the Lydford Women’s Group, following the signing of a grant agreement contract between the Ministry and the group for the donation of five Boer goats at the Hounslow Demonstration and Training Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday, February 17. The signing was part of the opening of the Ministry’s Small Ruminant Reproductive Facility, which will assist with the rapid multiplication of improved genetic quality and conservation of small ruminants. At centre is Donovan Stanberry, permanent secretary in the Ministry.

Agriculture minister calls for adaptation of technology in livestock sector

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 21 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, has said that in order for Jamaica to be able to provide the quality and quantity of cattle and small ruminants that will satisfy both the local and international markets, Jamaica must adapt the appropriate technology for the development of the livestock sector. He was speaking at the opening of the Small Ruminant Reproductive Facility located at the Ministry’s Demonstration and Training Centre in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, February 17. “We have to turn to the adaption of appropriate technology and there...


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Opening of the Small Ruminant Reproductive Centre in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth

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 21 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Dwight McKie, livestock research officer at Hounslow Demonstration and Training Centre, demonstrates artificial insemination in a goat at the opening of the Small Ruminant Reproductive Centre in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, February 17 under the guidance of Dr. Gabrielle Young (2nd right), veterinarian at Nutramix. Viewing the proceedings at 3rd right is the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; along with (from left) Dr. Robin Gregory, Country Representative, CARDI; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; and the Hon Floyd Green, member of...


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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson discussing use of Serenade

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 21 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
From left, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses use of Serenade, one of three fungicides that were launched in the Jamaican market by Bayer CropScience (BCS) and Carib Agro Distributors Limited (CAD), with Nicholas Duke, Sales Manager at BCS; and Reginald Burgess, director, CAD; at Junction in St. Elizabeth on February 17. The fungicides, which are manufactured by BCS, can be used singly or together and are suitable for use on crops such as tomato, Irish potato and pepper.


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Robert Clarke, senior managing director at Worthy Park Estate, serves some of the sugar that is produced and packaged at the newly constructed packaging facility to Phillip Henriques, chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority; while the Hon Karl Samuda (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Permanent Secretary, Donovan Stanberry, view sugar prior to tasting it. Minister Samuda toured the packaging facility along with representatives from the Ministry and other stakeholders on Wednesday, February 15.

Get involved in the sugar industry, says Minister Samuda

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 20 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging everyone to get involved in the sugar industry, adding that many people depend on it as a source of livelihood as well as it offers many opportunities for educating the youngsters. Minister Samuda was speaking following a tour of the Worthy Park Estate in Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, February 15, where he commended the management and staff for their commitment to the sugar industry. He noted that the cane fields were in excellent shape and that this was further evidence that the...


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Government Signs Development Cooperation Framework Agreement with China

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 20 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
The Government of Jamaica has signed a Framework Agreement with The People’s Republic of China for development cooperation on production capacity and investment. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of The People’s Republic of China, H. E Mr. Ning Jizhe at the ministry’s 4 St. Lucia Avenue offices on Thursday, February 16, 2017. The Framework Agreement covers a range of areas related to cooperation on investment, construction and infrastructure, cement...


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Tour of Serge Islands Dairy Farms

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 20 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) in discussion with Director, Veterinary Services Division at MICAF, Dr. Osbil Watson (left) and General Manager of Serge Island Farms, Dr. Gavin Bellamy during a tour of Serge Island Dairy in Seaforth, St. Thomas on Friday, February 10, 2017. Prior to the tour was the launch of National Animal Identification and Traceability System Publicity Campaign, under the theme “Tag it and Trace It”.


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, examines a Caribbean Red Pepper plant along with Thomas Francis during a tour of his five-acre pepper farm in Belmont, St. Ann, on February 8. Mr Francis is a member of the Progressive Farmers Benevolent Society, which consists of 40 farmers in the Orange Park and Hinds Town areas of St. Ann where red pepper, pumpkin, sweet potato and Irish potato are grown on approximately 1,500 acres of land.

Gov’t spending $30m on water-harvesting projects in St. Ann

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 14 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Government has committed some $30m for the implementation of five water-harvesting projects in St. Ann. This was announced by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, as he addressed farmers during a meeting of the Progressive Farmers Benevolent Society on February 8 in Orange Park, St. Ann. In acknowledging the impact of climate change on the agricultural sector to include extended droughts, Minister Hutchinson said that Government, through the agricultural component of the GOJ/Adaptation Fund, has embarked on a...


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Samuda commits to revitalisation of dairy industry

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 14 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, has reiterated his commitment to the revitalisation of the dairy industry, noting that currently Jamaica only supplies about 50% of the milk consumed annually. He was speaking at the launch of the National Animal Identification System (NAITS) Publicity Campaign at Serge Island Dairies Limited in Seaforth, St. Thomas, on Friday, February 10. In lamenting the poor policy decisions of the 1990s that led to a decline in the dairy industry, Minister Samuda applauded Serge Island for its efforts, initiative and use of...


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Courtesy Call on the Hon. Karl Samuda

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 14 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Dr Lycra Fletcher-Paul (right), Sub Regional Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), discusses the FAO’s priority projects within the region with the Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on February 14. At left is Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry.


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

Industry Minister Halts Export of Copper

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 10 Feb 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that effective immediately no copper will be exported from the island. The move is intended to discourage the theft of copper cables. The Trade Scrap Metal Regulation 2013 provides for the prohibition in the export of any material made of copper except with written permission from the Minister. Minister Samuda has indicated that no such permission will be granted going forward. The Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Jamaica Customs Agency have been notified of the decision. Minister Samuda has also...


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