Jamaica's candidate Mr . Egbert Miller won the Inter-American Agricultural Medal . ... The competition, initiated last year by the Cabinet Office of the Government, fosters sustainable development of communities by encouraging self help ...

This is also in keeping with a three-year rolling Agricultural Development Strategy (2005-2008), the objectives of which are to contribute to sustainable growth and development through employment, export earnings and food security; ...

Our Mission " To cooperate with the Government of Jamaica , the private sector , national , regional and international institutions in order to improve competitiveness and promote the sustainable development of agriculture in Jamaica .

The highlight of the week was was the establishment of an alliance for sustainable agricultural development in the Caribbean . ... members of the Institute were honoured for their contribution to agricultural development in Jamaica : 1.

We presented the Agribusiness Awards to three Jamaicans at the Denbigh Agricultural Show and were able to ... IICA remains committed to the sustainable development of the Agricultural Sector in Jamaica and will continue to seek close ...

Rural Life in Jamaica during 2001 Contribution of the Inter - American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture to the Community of Agriculture and 3.4 OTHER ... Jamaica Cultural Development workshop on environmental sustainability 11.

At the 30th CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government (CHoG) in July, Heads of Government acknowledged that agriculture was an important contributor to rural development, GDP, employment, export earnings and to the overall sustainable ...

IICA Jamaica hosted its National Accountability Seminar in May 2008, to report on its contribution to the development of sustainable agriculture and rural development in Jamaica during 2007. A panel discussion with participants from the ...

organic agriculture , post harvest practices , good agricultural practices , trade and development and marketing . ... areas related to project development and management in Jamaica and Suriname for 16 and 20 participants respectively .