Farmers benefit from eastern Jamaica agricultural project
FOUR THOUSAND nine hundred (4,900) farmers in St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary and St. Andrew, have now benefited from financial and technical assistance under the Ministry of Agriculture's Eastern Jamaica Agricultural Support Project (EJASP), while the...
Fostering greater interest in poultry rearing
THE JAMAICA 4-H Clubs, through the assistance of Kingston Hatcheries, is now in better stead to expand its training capabilities in poultry care and management, by way of the Kingston Hatcheries/Jamaica 4-H Clubs Broiler Project. This ongoing project,...
Scientific Research Council produces disease-free plantlets
USING biotechnology applications, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has produced a range of disease-free plantlets, including banana, plantain, ginger and various ornamentals for farmers, horticulturists and hobbyists. And the SRC Gene Bank, which...
Markets guaranteed for local nutmeg
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture's Export Division is guaranteeing markets for locally grown nutmeg, which is experiencing a growth in demand among local and foreign consumers. "There are definite markets for the spice, as demand is much more than supply,"...
Banana workers benefit from training course
PORT ANTONIO: TWO HUNDRED and thirty-one employees of the country's three major banana farms have successfully completed a training course under the European Union (EU)-sponsored Worker Education Programme.
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