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AF/1819/21

KINGSTON, October 8 (JIS):

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced millions of dollars in investments in the agricultural sector.

Among them is a US$95-million investment to create a certified organic high-tech greenhouse farm in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, “which will be the largest, by far, in the region”, he said.

He informed that the joint-venture project “will be undertaken on a 200-acre property over a seven-year period, and will specialise in Heritage and Heirloom produce, TOV tomatoes, bell peppers, bush beans,...

AF/1722/21

MONTEGO BAY, September 30 (JIS):           BY: NICKIETA STERLING 

The lush, green hills of Spring Garden near Albert Town in Southern Trelawny is home to Cecil Robe’s 35-acre farm.

There, the champion farmer plants a wide array of crops, including yam, papaya, plantain, banana and coffee, and rears more than a dozen cattle.

Last year, he started cultivating strawberries, for which he receives technical support through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

Mr. Robe tells JIS News that his over 10-year-old farm,...

AF/1789/21

KINGSTON, October 6 (JIS):

The Draft National Five-Year Agribusiness Strategy is scheduled to be approved by Cabinet later this month and tabled in Parliament shortly thereafter, so that implementation can start in earnest as soon as possible.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure on Tuesday (October 5) while giving an update on the plan, which is aimed at establishing a modern, profitable agribusiness sector.

“It will also positively impact the social and economic transformation of the rural...