Agro-InvestNews2019December
04 Dec 2019
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Amity Hall Agro-Park Hosts Plant Doctor Clinic

The St Catherine was abuzz with activity on October 30, 2019 when the Agro-Investment Corporation hosted the Rural Agricultural Development Authority at the Amity Hall Agro-Park for the training of “Plant Doctors” to host “Plant Clinics” where farmers are able to take samples of crops in for issues to be diagnosed and prescriptions with recommendations on how to maintain economic feasibility while undertaking corrective actions. The move will assist farmers in identifying issues associated with crop production and remedying same to ensure their investment is protected.

04 Dec 2019
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GlobalGap Certification Audits

All hands on deck for the commencement of the Global GAP certification process. Representatives from key stakeholder agencies such as the Ministry of Industry Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Agricultural Competitiveness Project and California based food safety consulting firm- Guardian Harvest Inc, join the Agro-Investment Corporation at the start of the Global GAP audits which were completed in October 2019. The certification process included training of over 100 farmers on the Agro-Parks on Good Agricultural Practices to get ready to access export markets with Jamaican produce such as: Callaloo, Onion, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Sweet Potato, Cucumber, Sweet Peppers, Pumpkin, Sorrel, Papaya, Thyme, Watermelon, Cabbage, Carrot, Okra, Cassava, Tomato, Dasheen, West Indian Red Pepper and Sorrel.

02 Dec 2019
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EVADP Community Fair

The Agro-Investment Corporation team shares information on current trending agri-business opportunities to with beneficiaries under the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP) at a Community Information Fair held on October 16, 2019 at the Lititz Primary School in St Elizabeth. The EVADP was developed by Agro-Invest and is being funded through a £35 million grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), which is administered through the Caribbean Development Bank.

02 Dec 2019
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Minard Estates Farms champion black poll calf

Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, interacts with a champion black poll calf from the Minard Estates Farms during his tour of the cattle ring at the Denbigh Agricultural Show which was held in Denbigh, Clarendon from August 4-6, 2019. Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Lenworth Fulton looks on.

02 Dec 2019
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Presentation of Trophy

Chief Executive Officer of Agro-Invest, Dr Al Powell, presents the Agro-Investment Corporation trophy to proud recipient Dr Karl Wellington of Wellington’s YS Farms for their Champion Polled Brahman Bull. The presentation was made at the 67th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show held from August 4-6 in Denbigh, Clarendon.

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