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07 December 2022

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second right), is shown displays at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) booth, mounted during a World Soil Day event at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, by Acting NIC Regional Systems Manager for Clarendon and Manchester, Fitzgerald Reid (left). The event was held on Monday (December 5). Looking on (from second left) are Acting Senior Director in the Ministry’s Agricultural Land Management Division, Pamela McKenzie; and Programme Management and Monitoring Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jhannel Tomlinson.

Farmers Encouraged to Adopt Business-Like Approach to Soil Management

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 07 Dec 2022   

December 5, 2002 (JIS)

Farmers are being encouraged to adopt a business-like approach to soil management in order to reduce waste and loss of this vital material.

This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter, who was delivering the main address during a World Soil Day event at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, on Monday (December 5).

“The soil is the genesis of the agricultural value chain. Without the soil, we would not be able to grow our food or produce and consume the value-added byproducts. It...

Technical Sales Consultant at Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited, Mr. Derrano Franton (right), presents a token to a farmer, Mrs. Latoya Rattaty-Ellis at the World Soil Day Technical Forum held at the Ebony Park HEART NSTA Academy in Clarendon on December 5, 2022.

Local Farmers Urged to Join Global Soil Doctors Programme

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 07 Dec 2022   

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is calling on local farmers to become soil doctors through its Global Soil Doctors Programme. This is among several efforts being made by the Ministry to achieve sustainable soil health and management, using science and technology.

The programme, which was launched at the World Soil Day Technical Forum held at Ebony Park HEART NSTA Academy in Clarendon...

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