Project Manager Victor Cummings and CTD Monique Gibbs share in a toast with jackfruit wine at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month
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CHEERS: Victor Cummings, Project Manager, Lakes Pen Agri-Ventures, and Monique Gibbs, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, share in a toast with jackfruit wine at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month on November 8, 2019 held at MegaMart Wholesale Club in Kingston. Under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat … Eat What We Grow’, the Eat Jamaican campaign is an initiative of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. The month-long celebrations include Eat Jamaican School Tours and will culminate with the Eat Jamaican Day Expo on November 25 at Devon House in St. Andrew.
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