Fifteen students from the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel today for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last...
MBA holder Duhaje Jennings does big business as beekeeper Duhaje Jennings became curious about bees while he was growing up in St James. The little ‘critters’, as he calls them, stung him on several occasions but that only served to deepen his interest, an interest that would later evolve into his very own business...
For as long as he can remember, Renardo Stone has been passionate about agriculture. That’s why he decided to formalise his interest by pursuing studies at the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) to prepare for a professional career in pig production, with plans to eventually become a veterinarian or an animal technician....
The survival of any farmer’s business is not only dependent on local markets, but also from export. Matthew Jones, the owner of Fidelis Harvests has received valuable assistance in getting his produce into global markets, thanks to Carita Jamaica, a company owned by Rita Hilton. The Clarendon-based Fidelis Harvests has been in existence for...
Three students attending the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), who are recipients of the Roger Clarke Memorial Scholarship, were formally recognised at a function held at The Nest, the first Hybrid Growth Centre which is owned by the CB Group. The recipients, Orlando Deer (2016), Christon Jones (2017), and Harrial Sheriffe (2018)...
Agriculture is not usually considered an attractive field for young professionals. Just ask Christon Jones, Harrial Sheriffe and Orlando Deer who each suffered resentment at the hands of their friends because of their chosen field of study. But the trio, all students of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), are having...
TWELVE young professionals from various fields in the agriculture sector are being celebrated by Nutramix, as the youngsters take centre stage in the company’s 28-page calendar. According to Tina Hamilton, brand manager for Nutramix, it has been a mandate of the company for the past few years to help give a voice to those...
Nutramix is this year celebrating Youth in Agriculture by getting 12 youngsters to share their success stories with Jamaica via a calendar that makes for an informative, colourful, and visually attractive document, detailing their hard work, sacrifices, and successes in words and pictures. For 24-year-old cattle expert Sonique Bennet, the sense of empowerment is...
