JAS president calls for greater investment, more funding for agricultural sector
JAS president calls for greater investment, more funding for agricultural sector
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JAS president calls for greater investment, more funding for agricultural sector
WESTERN BUREAU: Negro yam farmers in Manchester are currently on edge as suspected cases of yam rust disease pose severe threats to their yield. According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, local farmers have...
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I continue this week to take a closer look at the state of other export crops, focusing on cocoa. The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) ranks Jamaica among the 17 countries producing fine and flavoured cocoa and one of eight exclusive...
WESTERN BUREAU: Franklin Witter, state minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has indicated that Jamaica managed to achieve its second-highest recorded domestic crop production level last year, with 779,254 tonnes of local...