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Apr 22, 20230 min read
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Apr 21, 20230 min read
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Jamaica remains on high alert for Tropical Race 4 (TR4) Disease
The Banana Board is urging plantain and banana farmers to make a report should their crops show any signs of the Panama Tropical Race 4...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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Banana and Plantain Sector Critical to Grow Smart, Eat Smart Initiative
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says sustaining increased banana and plantain production is critical to...
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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Farmers Earn Over $330 Million in 2022 Via Alex Platform
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has disclosed that farmers have earned over $330 million in revenue, for...
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Solar panels to improve water distribution in St Elizabeth major boost for farmers – Charles Jr
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Installation of new solar panels at the Beacon E pump station in St Elizabeth by the National Irrigation...
Apr 14, 20232 min read
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More resources coming for farmers in St Elizabeth, says Charles
BEACON, St Elizabeth — Even as the farming belts here in southern St Elizabeth continue to face severe drought conditions, Minister of...
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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Charles Jr urges more farmers to use online platform
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr wants more local farmers to use the Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) online...
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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Strong Showing at St. Mary Agri Expo
The 35th staging of the St. Mary Agri Expo, which was held on Easter Monday, April 10, is being dubbed by many as one of the best...
Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Portland 4-H Clubs Sparkle at Parish Achievement Expos Grand Finale
The Portland 4-H Clubs, on Wednesday (April 5), brought the curtains down on a season of islandwide parish achievement expos, with a...
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Jamaica to serve as hub for Blue Justice Initiative in the Caribbean
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr will lead the Jamaican delegation departing the island on Tuesday, March 21 for...
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Jamaica needs to tap into billion-dollar castor oil market – industry experts
With Jamaica supplying less than one per cent of the global castor oil market, industry experts are calling for greater recognition of...
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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Jamaica gets a verbal 'taste' of Cuban tourism
Jamaica gets a verbal 'taste' of Cuban tourism Dignitaries, tourism industry officials and other interested parties were given a...
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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Farmers preparing for 'Coffee Trade Day'
With coffee production increasing by more than five per cent in 2022, the industry is looking forward to what could well be its best year...
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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Farmers encouraged to embrace innovation
LOCAL FARMERS are being encouraged to support the agricultural sector’s modernisation by embracing ongoing changes across the industry....
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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RADA to Receive $36.9 Million for Drought Support to Farmers
Approximately $36.9 million is to be disbursed immediately to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) by the Ministry of...
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Jamaican farmers urged to contact RADA for drought assistance
Agri Minister Pearnel Charles Jr is urging farmers to reach out to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) for assistance if...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Agriculture ministry provides support to farmers affected by drought
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pearnel Charles Jr has sought to reassure farmers affected by drought that additional support is...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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Pearnel Charles Jr. expands reach of Grow Smart Eat Smart in Cayman Islands
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr. and a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries are currently...
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Drone Technology – A Major Innovation for the Agricultural Sector
In the age of technology and innovation, the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry is on a mission to revolutionise the sector through...
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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