KINGSTON, Jamaica - Thousands of Jamaicans are reaping hearty and wholesome vegetables and tantalising herbs from small gardens planted in their backyards under the Backyard Gardening Kit Programme. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the initiative, which was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the distribution of 2,500 kits, aims to strengthen the country’s food security by enabling citizens.
An official at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is bemoaning the lack of interest shown by male farmers to access training aimed at helping them to increase their productivity. Robert Tulloch, land management officer at RADA.
The strategy is designed to focus federal resources towards better investment in a range of emerging technologies while also building an environment for innovation and a stable of qualified domestic workers for businesses and governments to tap.
UGA senior earns top Marine officer training award
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Tripp Koenig stands in front of the Chapel. (Photo by Stephanie Schupska)
George “Tripp” Koenig of Atlanta puts boots on the ground when it comes to leading and inspiring. A University of Georgia senior, he spent six weeks over the past two summers in Quantico, Virginia, tackling the task of U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.
He didn’t just survive the process. Koenig thrived, rising to the top of his class and earning the Marine Corps Commandant’s Trophy, an honor presented to the candidate with the highest aggregate score in leadership, academic performance and physical fitness during the six-week Platoon Leaders Class.