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Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, examines items on display at the Caribbean Food Safety and Security Conference, held from March 17 to 18, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.

RADA CEO says Food Security is National Priority

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, has emphasised that food security…

March 24, 2015
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St. Thomas farmer, Lawrence Lynch (right), and fellow farmer, Donovan Johnson, show off onions reaped from his farm in Yallahs, under the Agro Parks initiative. Mr. Lynch is expected to reap more than 20,000 pounds of the condiment from his one-acre farm

Young Farmer Excited About Agriculture

Though there is often no glitz and glamour associated with agriculture, 27-year-old St. Thomas farmer, Lawrence Lynch, says…

March 23, 2015
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$96.6 Million for Banana Accompanying Measures Project

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is to receive $96.65 million to carry out a project to combat…

March 22, 2015
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards (centre), addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 19. Others (from left) are: Commercial Department Manager at the NIC, Mrs. Lorraine Geddes-McDonald and Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Mr. Milton Henry.

NIC Provides Water for 36,066 Hectares across the Island

With a major focus on advancing irrigated agriculture, the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is operating 10 irrigation schemes…

March 22, 2015
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President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s St. James Association of Branch Societies, and Mayor of Montego Bay , Councillor Glendon Harris, announces that the 32nd staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St James, on Easter Monday (April 6), will be dedicated to the memory of the late Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke.

Montpelier Show Dedicated To Memory of Roger Clarke

The 32nd staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St James, on Easter Monday (April 6),…

March 21, 2015
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Agriculture Ministry Imposes Restrictions on Poultry Imports

In a bid to safeguard Jamaica’s poultry and public health in the wake of recently reported outbreaks of…

March 20, 2015
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), and St. Thomas farmer, Gary McLean (second left), lift bags of recently harvested onions, during a tour of the Yallahs Agro Park in the parish. Also sharing in the moment are: Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (left, background), Zonal Director, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Percival Shaw (right), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Don McGlashan.

1.1 Million Kilograms of Onions to be Reaped

KINGSTON, March 20, 2015 - At least 1.1 million kilograms of onions are expected to be harvested within…

March 20, 2015
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), and Agriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right) address journalists at a press conference held on March 12 at the Hope Gardens offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, to provide details about new developments under the praedial larceny prevention programme.

Farmers lose $5-billion yearly due to theft -Kellier

KINGSTON, March 17, 2015 - The Government has once again taken steps to control the theft of agricultural…

March 17, 2015
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Students collaerting cassava sticks for planting.

The FAO promoting cassava root as a food crop in the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 15, 2015—The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean is intensifying its promotion…

March 15, 2015
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21 More Agro Parks to Be Established

Government is moving to expand the network of Agro Parks across the island, with an additional 21 parks…

March 15, 2015
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Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier (seated centre), and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Cedric Stewart (seated right), shake hands after signing a lease agreement for 250 acres of lands at Cheesefield, St. Catherine for the cultivation of cassava. Others (standing from right) are: State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Deputy Chairman of the Agro Investment Corporation (AIC), Jonathan Brown; Chief Executive Officer of the AIC, Everton Spencer; and Chairman of Red Stripe, Richard Byles.

Minister Kellier Hails Red Stripe’s Cassava Project

KINGSTON, March 12, 2015 - Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is lauding the move by Red Stripe…

March 15, 2015
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Montpelier Show Dedicated To Memory of Roger Clarke

Agriculture Ministry Imposes Restrictions on Poultry Imports

1.1 Million Kilograms of Onions to be Reaped

Farmers lose $5-billion yearly due to theft -Kellier

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Minister Kellier Hails Red Stripe’s Cassava Project

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