Hon Audley Shaw (left), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views cauliflower at the Montego Bay Community College demonstration plot along with Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin (centre) and Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in Montpelier, St. James, on Easter Monday, April 2.
Shaw wants partnership with JAS, Coconut Board
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has signalled his intention to collaborate with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as well as the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in his bid to lift agricultural production in the country. The newly-appointed Minister made his declaration Easter Monday, April 2, as he addressed the patrons at the Annual Montpelier Agricultural Show in St James. Outlining his new thrust for the sector, Minister Shaw declared, “we need all hands on deck and therefore, far from alienating the JAS, we need to embrace and tap into...
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