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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has described the annual Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, as a clear demonstration that agriculture is alive and well in Jamaica.
Addressing the 17th staging of the event on November 10, the Minister noted that agriculture sometimes finds itself on the ‘back burner’ of “our society’s psyche”, making events like the Minard festival “a timely reminder” of the importance of the sector.
“This event not only brings to the forefront highlights of the sector, but ensures that...

Goat and sheep farmers are being urged to take steps to increase the production of meat.to satisfy the high demand of distributors, who are being encouraged to support local production instead of importing, according to Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan.
Mr. Budhan said data provided by the Health Ministry’s Veterinary Public Health Division, showed that the production of goat and sheep meat fell from just over 963,000 kilograms in 2013 to 751,625 kilograms in 2014.
This, he noted, is despite a decline...

For Immediate Release November 23, 2016
Minister Samuda negotiates re-entry of Jamaican patties into Belize Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has successfully negotiated the re-entry of Jamaican patties into the Belizean market. Jamaican exporters were experiencing challenges with exporting beef and poultry patties to Belize despite a decision of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Development (COTED) giving approval for the export of Jamaican patties to all CARICOM Member States. The decision to allow the entry of Jamaican patties into...