Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018. Seated at the head table (from left) are Michael Lee-Chin Philanthropist who announced his donation of a gift of $60 millionContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry”
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Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin announces gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers
Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin announces a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018.Continue reading “Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin announces gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers”
Shaw encourages young people to think big for agriculture
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging young people to think big and to place more emphasis on creating products for the international marketplace. “Our vision is to have a vibrant re-energised agricultural sector involving young creative minds and young men and women who are technologically savvy and readyContinue reading “Shaw encourages young people to think big for agriculture”
Hon. Audley Shaw views Irish potato sucker
Hon. Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views Irish potato sucker while Alvin Murray (2nd left), Project Coordinator, World University Service of Canada Caribbean PROPEL, explains tissue culture technology used to develop plant. Others from left are Donald Robinson, Agricultural Extension Facilitator, Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises andContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw views Irish potato sucker”
Youth Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing Public Forum
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw (right), shares a light moment with students from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Studies at Knox Community College at the Youth Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing Public Forum, held at the Cobbla Campus of Knox Community College in Manchester on September 7.Continue reading “Youth Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing Public Forum”
$60-million gift for coffee farmers
Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin has announced a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector. Lee-Chin made the announcement at a media briefing held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices today, September 10, 2018. The donation, whichContinue reading “$60-million gift for coffee farmers”
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking with CEO Valerie Veira and Chairman Robert Rainford at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium
Hon. Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking with (from left) Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, and Robert Rainford, chairman, Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium, held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF)Continue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking with CEO Valerie Veira and Chairman Robert Rainford at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium”
Chairman Robert Rainford discusses KMJ bamboo products with Hon. Audley Shaw and Executive Director Stephen Wedderburn
Robert Rainford (right), chairman, Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica, discusses KMJ bamboo products with (from left) Stephen Wedderburn, Executive Director of Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Khadesha Whyte, manufacturer of KMJ sauces, pickles and seasonings, at the media launch for the Caribbean InternationalContinue reading “Chairman Robert Rainford discusses KMJ bamboo products with Hon. Audley Shaw and Executive Director Stephen Wedderburn”
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium, held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices on September 5. The symposium will be hosted by the MICAF, the BSJ , the International Network for Bamboo andContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium”
Hon. Audley Shaw smells KMJ Bamboo Jerk Seasoning manufactured by Khadesha Whyte
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, smells (right) at the media launch for the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium, held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices on September 5. Others from left are Stephen Wedderburn, Executive Director of Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), and ValerieContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw smells KMJ Bamboo Jerk Seasoning manufactured by Khadesha Whyte”
