Clifford Spencer, Director of Projects and Programmes in the MSME Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, moderating a panel discussion on ‘Building A Sustainable Agriculture Model that Benefits Women and Youth in Agribusiness’ held at the Canadian High Commission in St. Andrew on October 18, 2018. Panellists from left are Hugh Gentles, Chairman of the Potato and Onion Producers Association of Jamaica, and Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation. The occasion was a PROPEL-organised forum under the theme ‘Creating Opportunities: The Promotion of Sustainable Economic Development through Agribusiness for Women and Youth which highlighted the achievements of PROPEL in Jamaica over the past six years.
Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.
We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.
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Email: information@miic.gov.jm