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Farmer Leon Griffiths (left) speaking with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Duwest Soluble Nutrition Solution Launch organised by distributor H&L Agro in partnership with Duwest and held at Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Farmers were introduced to threeContinue reading “Farmer Leon Griffiths speaking with Hon J.C. Hutchinson at the launch of Duwest Soluble Nutrition Solution”

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (centre), converses with Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, Lorice Edwards-Brown, at the National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

With a commitment to pay increased attention to helping the region achieve the goals of zero hunger and malnutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ended its 35th Session of the Regional Conference for the Latin America and Caribbean Region at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday, March 8. InContinue reading “35th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ends on high note”

Delegates at today’s sitting of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Addressing her fellow delegates, Special Ambassador for FAO Zero Hunger, Guadalupe Valdez isContinue reading “FAO conference celebrates International Women’s Day”

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention CentreContinue reading “Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the FAO”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda says that the Caribbean needs to revisit its agricultural priorities. Chief among these priorities are the region’s trade policy, food security, and its response to climate change, which he said is now emerging as one of the most significant impediments to growth and development.Continue reading “Minister Samuda calls on Caribbean to revisit agricultural priorities”

Dr José Graziano da Silva (left), Director General, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in discussion with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Assistant Director General for FAO Latin America and Caribbean Region,Continue reading “Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean”

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, has encouraged Jamaicans to support the Government’s National Quality Policy 2017, as it aims to increase the nation’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) and export earnings. According to Mr. Brown, the new policy will help with quality upgrading of locally produced goodsContinue reading “Jamaicans Encouraged to Support National Quality Policy”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda (left) greets Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 on day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall,Continue reading “Day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean”

Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers a Statement to the Ministerial Session on day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay from March 5-8, 2018. Others in photoContinue reading “DG, FAO, Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers Statement to the Ministerial Session at the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean”