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Minister Shaw greets contestants in the National Farm Queen 2018 Competition

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 03 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets contestants in the National Farm Queen 2018 competition during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, August 2. The 55th staging of the Farm Queen competition will be held at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday, August 4, 2018.


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Minister Hutchinson greets some of the contestants in the 2018 National Farm Queen competition

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 03 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), greets some of the contestants in the 2018 National Farm Queen competition during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, August 2. The 55th staging of the Farm Queen competition will be held at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday, August 4, 2018.


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Ministers Shaw and Hutchinson share lens time with contestants in the National Farm Queen 2018 competition

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 02 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (7th left); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (9th left), share lens time with contestants in the National Farm Queen 2018 competition during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, August 2. The 55th staging of the Farm Queen competition will be held at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday, August 4, 2018.


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Statement on the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting by the Honourable Audley Shaw - Buenos Aires, Argentina 27th-28th July, 2018

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 30 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Mr Chairman I commend the invaluable contribution of the G20 Chair, and the Government of Argentina to sustainable agricultural development and food security goals. I also thank the Government of Argentina for the gracious hospitality that has been extended to us. On the behalf of the CARICOM region, Jamaica wishes to congratulate you on the excellent job which you have done in your current position as chair of the G20. We would like to publicly thank the Government and the people of Argentina for leading from the front. To this end, we like to acknowledge the new technical cooperation...


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National Coordinator of the Fruit Tree Crop/Specific Crop Development Officer, Locksley Waites (left), Rural Agricultural Development Authority; in discussion with Dennis Lecky (right) Product Development Agronomist at Ag-Chem Plant Limited at the 2018 Irish Potato Farmers’ Conference in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on July 26. At centre is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson.

Hutchinson encourages farmers to certify crops

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 27 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers to get their crops certified in order to be qualified to export their produce. Stating that the agricultural sector grew by 14% in the quarter ending June 2018, Minister Hutchinson emphasized that as the sector increased production it is important that we are internationally competitive. This, he said, means that farmers who are going into the export market must ensure that all their crops are certified. “Every one of you who are growing any crop at all...


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2018 Irish Potato Farmers' Conference

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 27 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Horane Lawrence (right), Research and Development Assistant, St. Jago Farm & Hardware Supplies Ltd; speaking with the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; from left, Board Member Anthony Clarke, and National Coordinator of the Fruit Tree Crop/Specific Crop Development Officer, Locksley Waites, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The occasion was the 2018 Irish Potato Farmers’ Conference in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on July 26.


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Technical Sales Consultant Kirk Broadie discusses use of Potato Liser fertiliser with Minister J.C Hutchinson

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 27 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
<p>Kirk Broadie (right), Technical Sales Consultant, Newport-Fersan; discusses use of Potato Liser fertiliser with the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; at the 2018 Irish Potato Farmers’ Conference in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on July 26. At centre is Winston Simpson, Principal Director at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.</p>


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Deputy CEO Olive Downer Walsh discussing product with the Minister J.C. Hutchinson

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 27 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Olive Downer Walsh (right) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, H&L Agro; discussing product with the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; National Coordinator of the Fruit Tree Crop/Specific Crop Development Officer, Locksley Waites (left), and Winston Simpson, Principal Director, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The occasion was the 2018 Irish Potato Farmers’ Conference in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on July 26.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Minister Shaw to Attend G20 Meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Argentina July 27-28, 2018

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 25 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, will, this week, attend the G20 Meetings for Agriculture Ministers in Buenos Aires Argentina from July 27-28, 2018. The meeting will focus on initiatives aimed at promoting healthy soils in recognition of the role of agriculture in human development as well as the link between soils and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), in a bid to provide guidance for the contribution of ICT in sustainable soil use. Other areas to be covered include Food Loss; Waste; Trade; Investment and Transparency of...


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Pre-Eminent Scholar, University of Florida (USA), Prof. Gerrit Hoogenboom (left), shows Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), a copy of the ‘Understanding Options for Agricultural Production’ book, at the opening ceremony of the Advanced Crop Modelling Training Workshop, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday, July 23. Others (from left) are Agronomist, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Gregory Robin and Deputy Principal, UWI, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. As part of efforts to build climate resilience within the agricultural sector, the Department of Physics at UWI Mona and the Department of Food Production at UWI St. Augustine are conducting advanced training courses in crop modelling over the period July 23-27, 2018.

Shaw welcomes crop modelling to mitigate climate change impact

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 24 Jul 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has welcomed the training in crop modelling for agricultural stakeholders, emphasising that there is need for urgent application of research knowledge in order to ensure the agricultural sector’s resilience to climate change. This, he said, is important in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on the agricultural sector through droughts, hurricanes, and flooding. Increased crop pests and diseases and decreased crop and livestock yield were some of the other negative impacts highlighted by the minister. He...


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