Agro processing industry to be expanded

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda (right), greets Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 8. The minister addressed members of the Diplomatic Corps as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2017, which will last from February 5 to 10.
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 Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, says the Government is focusing on expanding the local agro processing industry, as part of its job creation strategy. 
Development of the agro industry is being done under the World Bank-funded Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).