National School-Feeding Programme Discussion
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), listens keenly to a point being made by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr Crispim Moreira (3rd right), during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Seated at the Minister’s left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (4th right) and others (from left) are Advisor to Minister Hutchinson, Dr. Omer Thomas; Principal Director in the Ministry, Michelle Parkins; General Manager, Serge Island Farms, Dr Gavin Bellamy; International Organization for Standardization Ambassador, MICAF, Reginald Budhan; and Programme Consultant, FAO, Clifton Wilson. The meeting was to discuss plans pertaining to the National School-Feeding Programme.
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