Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture Welcomes EU Sugar Support
KINGSTON (JIS)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has welcomed the $1.3 billion in budgetary support being provided by the European Union (EU) for the sugar industry.
The grant was officially handed over to Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, at Jamaica House Thursday (August 26), as part of a $4 billion disbursement, the major portion of which will go towards the Debt Reduction and Growth Enhancement Programme.
Government pushes to increase onion production
Published: Saturday | August 28, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner
Despite the challenges in the agricultural sector, there is still a ray of hope for Jamaican farmers.
This, as the ministry steps up its initiative to increase onion production to satisfy local demand of approximately 12,000 tonnes annually, and cut the US$4 million spent yearly to import the crop, to US$2 million, by 2013.
"Last year, we produced 721 tonnes, that is approximately six to seven per cent of overall production that we were able to produce locally.
Cane farmer probe - AG asked to audit private group
Published: Friday | August 27, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner mark.titus@gleanerjm.com
The agriculture minister Christopher Tufton has requested a full audit of the finances of All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association (AIJCFA) in face of a recent consultants' report that authoritative sources say indicate that organisation may be close to bankruptcy and incapable of fulfilling its mandate in a reorganised sugar industry.
The AIJCFA is estimated to have debts of approximately J$112 million, with insufficient inflow of cash to meet its obligations.
Tufton Encourages Increased Onion Production
KINGSTON (JIS)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, wants to cut importation of onions into the island by half within the next two years, by increasing local production.
Dr. Tufton Gives Update on Jamaica's Agricultural Sector
TORONTO (JIS)
Monday, August 16, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has said that Jamaica can reduce as much as 30 per cent of its food import bill, if a number of initiatives are put in place.
The Minister was speaking with his Canadian counterpart, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Hon. Gerry Ritz, recently in Ottawa, Canada.
Dr. Tufton Gives Update on Jamaica's Agricultural Sector
TORONTO (JIS)
Monday, August 16, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has said that Jamaica can reduce as much as 30 per cent of its food import bill, if a number of initiatives are put in place.
The Minister was speaking with his Canadian counterpart, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Hon. Gerry Ritz, recently in Ottawa, Canada.
Agriculture Minister on Mission for More Goat Farms
TORONTO (JIS)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been visiting several farms in Canada, to explore the possibility of using a Canadian model to set up more goat farms in Jamaica, with the aim of reducing the country's dependence on imported goat meat.
Monthly market to open at Denbigh in two months
Farmers' restaurant slated for showground
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Observer
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) plans to commence a farmers' restaurant and monthly market at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon as part of its efforts to maximise use of the facility.
Dr. Tufton Seeks Markets/Investors in Canada
TORONTO (JIS):
Friday, August 06, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, met Thursday (August 5) with Ontario's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Hon. Carol Mitchell, to discuss topics of mutual interest.
PM Lauds Jamaican Farmers
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has commended farmers for showing "tremendous resilience" in helping to increase agricultural production, despite the recent drought and other challenges.
"Last year, agriculture grew by 12.1 per cent, a miraculous achievement and I want to pay tribute to all the farm leaders, the Minister and his team, but most importantly the farmers, for their tremendous performance," he said.
