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Haniff Brown (left), President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA), in dialogue with Shaun Baugh (centre), Principal Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Maureen Webber, guest speaker at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the JPFA held in Mandeville on September 28.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Jason Sharp; and President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, at a media briefing to update farmers and the country on the developments in the coffee industry, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices,Continue reading “Minister Samuda in discussion with Chairman Jason Sharp and President Norman Grant”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), looks on as Managing Director, Newport Fersan, Dennis Valdez (1st right) hands over a bag of fertilizer to (from left) coffee farmers Stafford Brooks, Odia Bruce and Will Frazer, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Occasion was aContinue reading “Media Briefing to update farmers and the country on devlopments in the coffee industry”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged continued support to coffee farmers in Jamaica, in an effort to see the sector grow. The Minister disclosed that, the Government, through the Ministry, will be allocating J$80 million from the Productivity Incentive Programme for coffee farmers towards the purchase of inputs suchContinue reading “Samuda pledges $80 million to support coffee farmers”

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown is urging consumers to be vigilant and proactive in protecting their rights. He further added that consumers must continue to ensure that unfair and misleading trading practices do not impair their ability to make informed choices when purchasing particular products or whenContinue reading “Consumers urged to be vigilant – DG Brown”

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, purchases scotch bonnet pepper at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Farmers’ Market Headquarters in Kingston, on Friday, September 29, 2017.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, and a team from the Ministry met with members of the board of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) on Friday (September 22, 2017) to discuss the recently announced regime for imported sugar and the Minister’s statement regarding the alleged leakages of duty-free refined sugarContinue reading “Joint Statement by Agriculture Minister Karl Samuda and the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association”

Wayne Chin, Project Manager, Craftop; demonstrates use of motorised knapsack sprayer at the St Jago Farm Supplies Limited ‘Salute to Farmers’ event held in collaboration with Easi-Grow and Craftop in Douglas Castle, St. Ann, on September 19. Ninety-six farmers received gift vouchers for seeds, fertilizers, chemicals and plant nutrition products with assistance from overseas suppliersContinue reading “St. Jago Farms & Hardware Supplies salute to farmers”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), exchanges documents with His Excellency Mr. Zhi Shuping, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, following the signing of an MoU between the General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection & Quarantine of theContinue reading “Signing of MOU between the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda bid farewell to Cuban Ambassador, H.E. Bernardo Guanch Hernandez, who will be completing his four-year tour of duty in Jamaica in October, and will be returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba. Speaking during a courtesy call at his New Kingston offices onContinue reading “Minister Samuda bids farewell to Cuban Ambassador”