Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has hailed the Jamaica Broilers Group for its US$2 million investment in a new pellet mill, which will significantly boost the company’s feed production capacity.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda has hailed the Jamaica Broilers Group for its US$2-million investment in a new pellet mill, which will significantly boost the company’s feed production capacity.
The decision by the Jamaica Broilers Group to invest US$2 million in an additional pellet mill at its Best Dressed feed facility in Old Harbour, St Catherine, is a ringing endorsement of its confidence in the growth potential of the economy, Christopher Levy, president and chief executive officer, disclosed yesterday.
Jason Azan (centre) of Azans Farm holds the Best Dressed Chicken trophy at Top Producer with more than 96,000 birds. Looking on is his father Adeeb Azan (left) and Christopher Levy (right), president and chief executive officer of Jamaica Broilers Group who presented the trophy.
One of the island’s youngest female poultry farmers and Jamaica Broilers Group’s champion farmer Shelly-Ann Dinnall was specially selected by the World Bank to participate in a live panel discussion in Washington DC on the future of agriculture, entitled: ‘Future Harvest: Who Will Grow Tomorrow’s Food?”
One of the island’s youngest female poultry farmers and Jamaica Broilers Group’s champion farmer, Shelly-Ann Dinnall, was specially selected by the World Bank to participate in a live panel discussion in Washington DC.
Poultry producer Jamaica Broilers Group is now going after markets on the east coast of the United States, with the acquisition of a hatchery in Big Valley, Pennsylvania.
Jamaica Broilers, the country’s largest poultry business operator has acquired a hatchery in Pennsylvania, United States as it looks to service markets both at home and abroad.
Jamaica Broilers Group donated tools, equipment and supplies valued about $1 million to the Jamaica Defence Force’s contingent which left the island last week for Dominica to assist the storm-ravaged neighbours.
Poultry company Jamaica Broilers Group, led by the Levy family, is executing a three-year plan to restructure its management and operations.
The Agriculture minister says the Ministry and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will continue to support the farmers so they can rebound in time for Denbigh in August.
The Hi-Pro Division of the Jamaica Broilers Group has launched a new Backyard Layer programme for small farmers.