Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has lauded the European Union (EU) for its continued support to the banana industry, which has again been demonstrated with the award of a four-year €1.9 million grant to the Banana Board. This is in addition to the Government of Jamaica’s €2.5 million, which is being provided to […]
WESTERN BUREAU:Contrary to a demand by the European Union (EU) for the reduction of customs duties on imported goods from that region, state minister in the ministry of agriculture and fisheries, Ian Hayles, is calling for an immediate cutback in the volume of produce imported into Jamaica. “In the Ministry of Agriculture, we are doing […]
THE EUROPEAN Union’s recent grant of $20.7m will go towards revitalising the All-Island Banana Growers’ Association (AIBGA) which is the sole banana growers’ association, but which in recent years has been inactive. The capital injection will reposition the association to, among other things, develop a structured marketing system to allow it to compete in promoting […]
More than 2,000 banana and plantain farmers and workers will benefit significantly from provisions under the European Union’s $718 million (€4.73 million) Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) programme, to be implemented over the next four years. The programme will provide assistance in the form of grants to enable the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry […]