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MICAF Provides Assistance For Pig Farmers
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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has met with the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) to address storage issues being faced by local pig farmers due to the disruption in the market amid the COVID-19 crisis. On May 13, a team from the ministry, led by State […]
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JPFA- COVID- 19 Press Release April 2020.
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Pig farmers move to save industry
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In light of the deadly African swine fever, president of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JFPA) Annabel Williams says the organisation has partnered with Hi-Pro and Nutrimix to make the pork industry self-sufficient. “We get some pork from the US and it comes in sealed. Some come from Canada. But […]
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Pig Farmers Squeal Over Pork Import Threat
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The Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA) has called the first of four regional meetings for Thursday to apprise farmers of renewed threats to the local pork industry. Jamaica imported 49,483 kilograms of fresh pork from the United States last year even though the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries […]
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Pork Players Partner for Sustainability
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Pork Players Partner for Sustainability
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Egg, Meat Suppliers Ready For Christmas Rush
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Jamaican consumers will have more than adequate supplies of pork and eggs for the high consumption Christmas period, producers say amid a boost in production by both industries. President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association, Hanif Brown, told Gleaner Business the association now has to be warning its members against […]