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03 April 2023

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter, examine goats while touring a farmers market at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Friday (March 31). The market formed part of activities staged for the launch of Farmers’ Month, being observed throughout April.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter, examine goats while touring a farmers market at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Friday (March 31). The market formed part of activities staged for the launch of Farmers’ Month, being observed throughout April.

April is Farmers’ Month

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 03 Apr 2023   

KINGSTON, April 3 (JIS):

Farmers’ Month is being observed during April to celebrate the yeoman’s work of Jamaica’s cultivators.

The official launch was held on Friday (March 31) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Kingston.

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who addressed the launch, encouraged Jamaicans to participate in the activities in support of farmers, whose contributions have assisted greatly in the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“To the farmers, you have made it possible for our country to experience a...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), joins students viewing sea urchins during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Achievement Day exposition at Brown’s Town Primary School in the parish, on Thursday (March 30). Assisting them are Outreach Officer at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Trudy-Ann Campbell (left), and Intern at the facility, Calese Hare (second left).

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), joins students viewing sea urchins during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Achievement Day exposition at Brown’s Town Primary School in the parish, on Thursday (March 30). Assisting them are Outreach Officer at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Trudy-Ann Campbell (left), and Intern at the facility, Calese Hare (second left).

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Driving Youth Empowerment in Agriculture

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 03 Apr 2023   

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through its youth training arm, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, continues to be deliberate in supporting and empowering young people in agriculture.

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., emphasised this while addressing the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Achievement Day exposition at Brown’s Town Primary School in the parish, on Thursday (March 30).

To date, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, which has a membership of 105,000, has supported over 758 new agricultural ventures in crop and livestock production, agri-processing and fisheries.

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