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Jamaica Observer News Coverage
November 2009
Sugar Industry Buoyed by Incentive Programme, Refurbishing - The Jamaica Observer (13/12/09)
Get real, Tufton tells farmers. Agri minister wants greater consistency in production and pricing - Jamaica Observer News Release (25/11/09)
Once Controversial Fertiliser Gets Local Distributor (05/11/09)
 
October 2009
Wasted Lands (18/10/09)
 
September 2009
Pork patties, anyone? Big drive on to expand pig industry (21/09/09)
Jamaican cocoa piques interest of US chocolate maker (20/09/09)
Tufton gets support in Washington for agriculture modernisation(20/09/09)
 
August 2009
Efforts to be made to revive Jamaican coffee industry (14/08/09)
Jagdeo, Golding underscore overriding importance of agriculture (3/08/09)
 
July
Agriculture production up 22 per cent (24/07/09)
Tufton hires agri pros. New staff to lift sector profile, improve productivity and marketing strategies (22/07/09)
Small farmers to get land for rice production (7/07/09)
 
June
Minister promises more efficient processing at export facility (30/06/09)
New Import/Export Inspection Centre opens at Kingston port (25/06/09)
Golding to address PMO confab (18/06/09)
Sugar workers to get redundancy money June 16 (10/06/09)
Rae Town fishing beach sees life again (9/06/09)
Farmers to get additional markets for produce, Witter says (8/06/09)
Ministry acquires 12 tractors to assist small farmers (4/06/09)
 
May
Jamaica to export more value-added agri products (25/05/09)
Beet Army Worm invades St Elizabeth farms (22/05/09)
 
April
Gov't offers incentives to lure young people to farming (15/04/09)
Local agroprocessor undertaking expansion thrust (8/04/09)
Murray's Fish Farm: each family member does everything (1/04/09)
 
March
Govt tests sorghum production 24/3/09
More farmers being registered with Agriculture Ministry 24/3/09
Citrus growers cede to Govt demands in return for funding 24/3/09
BSJ quells stink over cheap fertilizer 17/3/09
Gov't will not abandon banana production, says Tufton
'Better than expected'. Organisers pleased with turnout at Agri-Investment Expo (7/03/09)
'Centre of Excellence' to open at Bodles (5/03/09)
JAS backs agri ministry's plan to halt farmer exploitation (2/03/09)
 
February
Time to revisit rice? (19/02/09)
Agri ministry launches HIV/AIDS workplace policy (18/02/09)
USAID signs off on $278-m agri aid (12/02/09)
 
January
A new day beckons .Government moves to protect fragile fishing industry (25/01/09)
Quarantine station reopens (15/01/09)
Jamaican agriculture goes green for 2009 (8/01/09)
 
2008
Tufton defends importation of cheap chicken meat 12/12/08
$120m residential fruit tree project launched (29/11/08)
"I feel vindicated": Tufton encouraged by entry of cassava chips on local market(28/11/08)
CIDA gives $350 million to resuscitate agri sector(26/11/08)
Tufton wants unsecured loans for farmers (25/11/08)
Rice could be grown in Jamaica - World Food Prize winner (18/11/08)
Gov't to establish dairy development board (18/11/08)
Jamaica urged to look at alternatives to imported corn for feedstock (15/11/08)
Agri ministry to undergo $426-m restructuring (14/11/08)
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