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24 April 2017

Ministry warning the public to be careful when purchasing green ginger

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 24 Apr 2017   

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is warning the public to be extra careful when purchasing green ginger.

The warning comes against the background that green ginger, treated with the chemical (Topsin) was stolen from the Ministry’s Research Station at Orange River, St. Mary between Friday, April 14 and Sunday, April, 16, 2017.

A report from the Research Station indicates that approximately 204 kilos (450 lbs.) of ginger treated with Topsin on Thursday, April 13 have been stolen. The Ministry is, therefore, warning the public that if this ginger is...

Vice President of Global Marketing, Stoller Group, Inc., Robert R. Shortell (right) greets permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry, commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry at the St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS) “New Look” launch held at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club in St Catherine, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. At centre is managing director (SJFHS), O’Brien Johnson.

Don’t take our farmers for granted - Stanberry

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 24 Apr 2017   

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry says that Jamaicans should not take farmers for granted.
Mr Stanberry said that Jamaica is still a country of small farmers and that this has not changed since the plantation days.
He noted that, “agriculture has been a cinderella for a very long time in this country, apart from the large estates that command the best lands in this country, and in fact, the latest agricultural census of 2011 shows that only 75% of our farmers own 15% of all the farm lands and, with an average...

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