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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).

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Jamaica 4-H Clubs Driving Youth Empowerment in Agriculture

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

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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.

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April is Farmers’ Month

KINGSTON, April 3 (JIS):

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

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One of the 50 purebred goats that arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday, March 27, 2023.

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Purebred goats imported to improve Jamaica’s small ruminant industry

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General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie

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Commercial Banana and Plantain Farmers Must Register by March 31 to Benefit from Catastrophe Fund

March 22 (JIS):

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, WI
(876) 927-1731-50 or (876) 619-1731
psecoffice@moa.gov.jm
Mines and Geology Division
P.O. Box 141, Hope Complex,
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, WI
(876) 927-1936-40
info@mgd.gov.jm / commisioner@mgd.gov.jm

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