HERE’S TO EATING JAMAICAN: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Monique Gibbs, samples jackfruit wine along with (from left) Lenworth Fulton, President, Owen Dobson, 2nd Vice-Present, Christopher Emmanuel, CEO, all of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, and Victor Cummings, Project Manager, Lakes Pen Agri-Ventures, at MegaMart Wholesale Club in Kingston on November 8, 2019. The occasion was the launch of Eat Jamaican Month under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat … Eat What We Grow’. The month-long celebrations include Eat Jamaican School Tours and will culminate with the Eat Jamaican Day Expo on November 25 at Devon House in St. Andrew.
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11 Nov 2019
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Jamaicans are being urged to consume and utilize more Jamaican produce and products in order to grow and build Jamaica. The call was made by Monique Gibbs, Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month on November 8 held at MegaMart in Kingston “Eating Jamaican is about supporting local agriculture,” said Gibbs, who was representing Minister Audley Shaw, who was unavoidably absent due to an overseas engagement. “It is about spending your money on fresher, tastier products that have been grown or processed locally...
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