Agriculture

RADA CEO Urges Farmers To Register With ABIS

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 5, 2015 - Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton,…

January 4, 2015
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), listens as manufacturer of the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, and head of Jamdun’ Food Procesing, Chevaughn Bowen (3rd left), informs her about the product. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson; Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, who also heads the Government’s bamboo programme; and the Export Development Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

Local Bamboo Ketchup Now Available

KINGSTON, December 30, 2014 – As the dispute between Rubis Energy Company and its dealers widens, Energy…

December 30, 2014
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State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd left), listens keenly to Chairman of the Bethel Town Agricultural Cooperative Society in Westmoreland, Ian Hill (4th left), as he gives an update on operations of the Bethel Town Sorrel factory, during a recent tour of the facility. At 2nd right is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton. JIS photo

RADA to assist farmers in sorrel production-Fulton

MONTEGO BAY, December 17, 2014 - Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton,…

December 16, 2014
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan (2nd right), converses with third year student of Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, Stacy-Ann Muir (left), about the products displayed at her school’s booth, mounted at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover parish office’s recent open day exhibition in Lucea, at which he was the guest speaker. Others pictured include: RADA Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton (right); and RADA’s Western Jamaica Zonal Director, Donald Robinson (2nd left), and other agency executives.

Need for Increased Youth Involvement in Agriculture Emphasized

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan, is emphasizing the need…

December 8, 2014
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan is presented with a bottle of honey by bee farmer, Mrs Lorene Muir. Looking on at left is RADA CEO, Lenworth Fulton.

Hanover Farmers Commended for productivity

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Luther Buchanan, has commended farmers in…

December 7, 2014
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President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mr. Roy Baker, stands at the entrance to his farm in St. Catherine. JIS Photo

Jamaica's egg farmers producing for growth

KINGSTON, Jamaica December 2, 2014 - Jamaica’s egg industry is said to be making significant strides within the…

December 2, 2014
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Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Agency, RADA, Mr. Lenworth Fulton

Jamaica reviving its beef cattle industry

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 30, 2014 – Jamaica’s Agriculture Ministry is making efforts to rejuvenate the island’s beef…

November 30, 2014
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Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Lenworth Fulton

RADA aims to reduce the multi-billion dollar food import bill

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica November 30, 2014 - The Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Agency, RADA,…

November 28, 2014
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Coffee Board clamps down on bootleg Blue Mountain Coffee

KINGSTON, Jamaica November 26, 2014 - Coffee Industry Board Chairman Delano Franklyn says in an effort to protect…

November 26, 2014
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Lessons from Jamaica’s Billion-Dollar Drought

MORANT BAY, Jamaica, Nov 24 2014 (IPS) - As Jamaica struggles under the burden of an ongoing drought,…

November 26, 2014
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton (left), greets Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Rajeev Gopal, at the launch of the ‘Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Support to Jamaican Food Exports’ project. Looking on is Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei.

EU Project launched to improve local food exports

KINGSTON, Jamaica November 25, 2014 - Jamaica’s small farmers and food producers are set to benefit from a…

November 25, 2014
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RADA CEO Urges Farmers To Register With ABIS

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