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Posted on 26/02/2018
Frosty Pod Rot Seminars Well Attended by Cocoa Farmers
Facilitators of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Frosty Pod Rot sensitisation sessions targeting cocoa farmers in St. Mary say the forums have been well supported by the beneficiaries. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in...

Posted on 26/02/2018
Closure of the Sugar Area Development Programme/Sugar Transformation Project
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is advising the public that the SUGAR AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/SUGAR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME funded by THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION and THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA will officially close on Friday, March 30, 2018. Any person...

Posted on 23/02/2018
Gov’t Working with FAO to Develop Insurance Scheme for Farmers
The Government of Jamaica is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop an insurance scheme for crop and livestock farmers. Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun...

Posted on 22/02/2018
Govt. committed to Jamaica’s sugar industry- Samuda
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has reiterated that the Government through the Ministry is committed to the growth and development of the sugar industry in Jamaica. The Minister noted that despite the many challenges that the...

Posted on 22/02/2018
AgroBuzz Programme
MICAF hosts inaugural 'Citrus Day' - February 28, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKwbzK0IzGY&feature=youtu.be&a= Veterinary Services laboratory receives accreditation - February 21, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXuQtylaC0&feature=youtu.be&a= National Farm Roads Improvement Programme - February 7, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzdUL5S84g&feature=youtu.be&a=

Posted on 21/02/2018
Minister Samuda samples pudding at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, samples pudding at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) booth at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show on February 14. Others, from left, are Courtney Taylor, RADA Agricultural Parish Manager...

Posted on 21/02/2018
Minister Samuda views demonstration plot at Hague Showground
Hon Karl Samuda (left) Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views demonstration plot at Hague Showground along with Glendon Harris (2nd left), vice-president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, and representatives of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority during a tour...

Posted on 19/02/2018
Dairy farmer Oral Wallace discusses equipment used on his farm with Minister Samuda
Dairy farmer Oral Wallace (centre) discusses equipment used on his farm in Rhymesbury, Clarendon, with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Karl Samuda (left) and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western Noel Arscott. Over 60 farmers from...

Posted on 19/02/2018
JDDB hands over fertilizers to dairy farmers
Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets dairy farmer Derrick Walker, following handover of fertilizers donated by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) at a function held in Rhymesbury, Clarendon, on February 16. Valued...