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The Jamaica’s Pig/Pork Industry
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The Jamaica’s Pig/Pork Industry
It is estimated that pig production in Jamaica accounts for less than 1.0 % to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The industry provides direct employment of some 6,200 persons representing 3.1% of the total agricultural labour force.
Executive summary
- Establishing an Industry Development Policy, and Plan;
- Formation of national and regional Pig/Pork Associations to encourage stakeholder driven policy and development programmes;
- Establishing breeding/multiplication and research operations;
- Collection and analysis of production/consumer market data;
- Modular training of producers and processors;
- Accessing low cost finance and technical assistance;
- Implementing environmental and food safety systems –from farm to market;
- Programmed institutional collaboration in market promotion/trade.
- Enhancement of industry survival and competitiveness through strategic and commercial alliances between pig producers and processors in Jamaica and lobby with others in the CARICOM region
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More details are available in the complete report : http://www.agroinfo.org/caribbean/iicacarc/jama...
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