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31 January 2017

Donald Elvey, chairman of the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), examines Mulatto 11 grass during a tour of one of the projects implemented by the JDDB in St. Thomas. As part of its drought mitigation strategy, the JDDB, in collaboration with Serge Island Farms, planted a 17-acre demonstration plot on land owned by Serge Island Farms to demonstrate the advantages of using it as fodder. Others from left are JDDB’s Hugh Graham, chief executive officer; deputy chairman, Dr. Sophia Ramlal; Everton Parkes, farming systems specialist; and Dr. Gavin Bellamy, general manager, Serge Island Farms.

Dairy Board Programme Increases Milk Production

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 31 Jan 2017   

Following the establishment of a fodder bank by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) on 17 acres of land, using the Mulatto 11 grass, Serge Island Farms is now reporting a 5% increase in milk production over the previous year.

This project is one of several fodder banks established by the Ministry, through the JDDB’s Dairy Sector Revitalisation Programme, covering 141.77 hectares of land where 23 small dairy farmers in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine and St. Thomas have been provided with financial and technical assistance.

Speaking during a tour of the Serge...

PS Stanberry Raps with Students of CASE

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 31 Jan 2017   

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (3rd left), raps with students (from left) Chadwade Anderson and Chenille Humes at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education in Portland on January 27. Mr. Stanberry was participating in Founders’ Day activities held in commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the founding of the Government Farm School (now CASE) on January 25, 1910. The two-day celebration was organised by the CASE Alumni Association under the theme ‘Celebrating our Legacy, Creating Visions of Excellence’. At...

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