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2nd edition of True Stories: From Farm to Fork

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 22 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a copy of the of the 2nd edition of True Stories: From Farm to Fork, a publication chronicling the journey of 29 small manufacturers and enterprises in the agri-based sector, to Beverley Lashley, National Librarian, at the launch of the magazine on May 15 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. At left is Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), views ‘Things Jamaican' products, during a tour of exhibits, at the 11th Annual Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Small Business Expo and Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Participants at the conference and expo will benefit from non-stop sessions delivered by industry experts on subject matters relating to this year’s theme ‘The Business Anatomy: Exploring the Hidden Parts’. Looking on are JBDC's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis (left); and CEO, JBDC, Valerie Veira.

Shaw wants improved linkages with tourism sector

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 21 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has stated his intention to meet with the Tourism Linkages Council to discuss improved linkages between the micro-business and agriculture sectors and the tourism sector. Minister Shaw announced this intention as he addressed the 11th Annual Small Business Expo and Conference held May 16 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Small businesses, Mr Shaw said, must do their research; take action and so market their goods in order to penetrate the tourism sector. He cited, as a model, the arrangements that had...


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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; views irrigation equipment along with (from left) Thomas Davidovich, Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Naandanjain Irrigation Company; O’Brien Johnson, Managing Director, St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd; Sankofa Mukulu, Cluster Coordinator, Agro-Invest Corporation; and Anthony Trought, Agro-Park Manager, Ebony Park/Spring Plain agro-parks; at Denbigh in Clarendon on May 16. The occasion was a seminar on irrigation hosted by St. Jago Farm Supplies in collaboration with Naandanjain Irrigation Company of India for farmers and other agricultural stakeholders.

Agriculture ministry emphasises importance of irrigation for agricultural expansion

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 18 May 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, has emphasised the importance of adequate irrigation to the consistent and sustainable growth of agricultural production. Noting that the country can no longer rely on rainfall only, Minister Hutchinson said that it is important that farmers understand and employ the necessary techniques to manage Jamaica’s water resources effectively. He was speaking at an irrigation seminar organised by St. Jago Farm Supplies and Hardware in collaboration with Naandanjain Irrigation Company from...


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Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, (3rd left) in discussion with Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The launch was held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The conference is scheduled to be held from March 5-8, 2018 in Montego Bay, St. James. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; and Director General Vivian Brown, MICAF.

FAO Regional Conference to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 5-8 of March 2018

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 13 Feb 2018    nicola.wint   
Rising hunger and obesity, climate change and rural poverty; these will be the main issues of the 35th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The 35th Conference will take place from 5-8 of March 2018, in Montego Bay, Jamaica and is FAO’s main governing body. Agriculture Ministers from all of FAO’s 33 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will come together in Jamaica to set the Organization’s priorities for the next two years. The meeting will be attended by FAO’s Director General, José Graziano da Silva and Ministers of Agriculture...


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