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United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Dr. Garry Conille, has commended the Government of Jamaica on measures being put in place to build resilience and ensure the sustainability of Jamaica’s food systems and has pledged his organisation’s continued support in this regard.

He was speaking at a recent consultation workshop, which examined Jamaica’s food systems, including issues inhibiting sustainability and growth, as well as highlighting solutions.

The event, which brought together representatives of Government, international and non-governmental organisations, the...

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KINGSTON, Sept. 10 (JIS):

Several young Jamaicans are entering the agricultural sector through the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP).

The RYEEP is an entrepreneurial training programme organised by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust.

Providing an update on the initiative recently, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said more than 700 youth have been trained through the RYEEP.

“Under RYEEP starter and RYEEP builder, our youth are exposed to life-skills and entrepreneurship...

Spurred by the continued spike in worldwide fertilizer and grain prices, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been meeting with its key stakeholders, including poultry producers and input providers over the last three (3) weeks to explore strategies to mitigate these price increases.

This comes amidst the global economic slowdown due to COVID-19, which has led to cuts in production and rising demand, that has resulted in sharp increases to input and shipping costs. Fertilizer inputs such as Urea and Potash have risen by 80% and 67%,respectively, while world feed prices...