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07 November 2016

Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (c) raps with students from the Marcus Garvey Technical High School at the Re-launch of the National School Garden Programme, held at Mocho Primary School in Clarendon on October 29, 2016. Marcus Garvey Technical High School of St. Ann is one of 14 schools participating in phase one of the National School Garden Programme being spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority in partnership with the Jamaica 4-H Clubs.

National School Garden Programme Relaunched

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 07 Nov 2016   

The National School Garden Programme, aimed at establishing a garden in every school, was re-launched by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Mocho Primary School in Clarendon on October 28.
Speaking at the re-launch ceremony, Minister Hutchinson said a new feature of the programme will be the establishment of a breakfast programme in the schools.
The school gardens will be used as demonstration plots for the training of farmers within the communities. They will also be used to make...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (left) and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant during the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head offices in Kingston. The JAS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’.

Adequate Supply of Pork for Christmas

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 07 Nov 2016   

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says there will be adequate supply of pork for the upcoming Christmas season.
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, said pig farmers are now producing to meet 60 per cent of local demand and will be able to provide sufficient fresh meat to the general market, as well as to ham processors.
Mr. Grant was speaking at the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head office, downtown Kingston.
Mr. Grant said the JAS will be using the observance to intensify its promotion of local foods leading...

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