Executive Summary
As the President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Mr. Lenworth Fulton and his executive team will implement policies and plan to meet the following objectives;
- To support and protect the rights and interests of farmers.
- To improve the quality of life for farmers through the development of rural communities.
- Enhanced communication within JAS as well as with stakeholders and the public
- To promote agriculture through sustainable & profitable enterprises.
- To achieve financial viability
- Increase membership growth.
- Attract local and international partnerships.
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Dependability
- Land reform
- Financing
- Marketing
- Policy initiative
- Infrastructure
- Irrigation
- Farm Roads
- Processing and Packaging
- Develop JAS properties with an emphasis on Denbigh Showground
- Intensify commodity trading and input supplies via the farm store & JASCEL
- Seek investments
- Government agencies
- Private Sector Organizations
- Donor agencies
- NGO’s
- Cannabis
- Organic Farming
- Nutraceuticals
- Green Houses
- Hydroponics
- Herbs and spices
- Women
- Youth
- Climate Smart Approach
- Training
- Technology transfer
- Mechanization
- Dairy
- Beef
- Small Ruminants
- Poultry
- Pigs
- Citrus
- Coffee
- Roots and tubers
- Vegetables and Fruits
These objectives will be supported by the following initiatives;
To transform the JAS into a Non-Government Organization:
To foster good management practices in the operations of the JAS to ensure:
To improve lobbying & advocacy for farmers through:
Business development plans to include:
To strengthen linkages with stakeholders such as:
To support Agriculture vision programmes such as:
To make agriculture more attractive through:
Encouraging improvement in production and productivity in agriculture with emphasis on;
