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This week on AgroBuzz, Ms. Annece Heslop, Acting Business Development Support Officer discusses the Jamaica Dairy Development Board's (JDDB) recent donation of a portable milking machine to the Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St Elizabeth. Listen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkbzcXDb6cE

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, has called for more collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to boost local and regional agricultural output and food security.

The Minister made the remarks while at the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held in Quito, Ecuador, from March 28- April 1, 2022.

On Wednesday, he addressed a forum of fellow agriculture ministers and technocrats from across the region where he called for more collaboration to support Jamaica’s growing agriculture...

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) has awarded over 20 students across tertiary and secondary institutions with scholarships and grants totalling $1 million for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic years.

The scholarship initiative, which commenced in 1998, targets the children of employees within the NIC who have been doing well academically while displaying strong involvement in extra-curricular activities.

Speaking at the awards ceremony on Thursday, March 24, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, commended the...