Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings, is urging Jamaicans to support local farmers and businesses by making eating Jamaican a part of their lifestyle.
This appeal was made at the launch of the 15th staging of Eat Jamaican Month held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) headquarters in Kingston on November 7.
Speaking on behalf of the Hon. Audley Shaw, who is on assignment in China, Collings noted that data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica reveal that for the period January to July 2018,...