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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Others (from left) are Chairperson, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness; and Minister of Tourism,Continue reading “Minister Shaw speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the first general meeting of the Trade Facilitation Reform Programme (TFRP), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Others (from left) are Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, TradeContinue reading “First General Meeting of the Trade Facilitation Reform Programme”

Shaun Baugh (left), Principal Director of Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Mark Haskins, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Broilers Group, at the 18th annual general meeting of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on January 9, 2019. Among the topics discussed were the glutContinue reading “Principal Director Shaun Baugh greets CEO Mark Haskins”

Michael Pryce, Chairman of the Egg Development Committee and Director of Agricultural Marketing Information at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, assures members at the 18th annual general meeting of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on January 9, 2019 of Government’s commitment to protecting the egg industry, indicatingContinue reading “Chairman Michael Pryce speaking at the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association”

Government, through the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), led by its newly appointed eight-member board that is chaired by Dennis Boothe, is looking at long-term solutions to include brand protection and promotion to improve the coffee industry. “We are currently awaiting the Board’s approval of the development plan for the coffee sector, which seeksContinue reading “Newly appointed JACRA Board to lead development of coffee industry”

A coffee training institute aimed at certifying regulatory cup testers will be established by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) by September 2019. This was among several initiatives announced by the Hon Daryl Vaz, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation at the launch of Jamaica Blue Mountain CoffeeContinue reading “JACRA to establish coffee training institute September”

Director Howard Paulwell speaking at the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association 18th annual general meeting held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on January 9, 2019. Among the topics discussed were the glut that was experienced by egg farmers in 2018 and the need for the removal of GCT on eggs.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is calling on school administrators to embrace the opportunity to increase their use of bananas in the preparation of meals for students, which will provide more nutritious food for our children as well as reduce the country’s high import bill. Stating that “80% of whatContinue reading “Agriculture minister calls for increased use of bananas in school meals”