We have been privileged to be invited to attend this exhibition by the British Excessive Fee in Jamaica Ms Avril Purcell Johnson whose enthusiasm and assist was essential to the success of our participation.

3 different firms have been additionally with us on the British Stand

Omex

AFT Trenchers Uk

JCB

Leaving UKTAG to characterize the UK genetics business

The exhibition itself was comparatively small with solely 200 exhibitors nevertheless the viewers was a lot greater due to boards operating concurrently with the occasion. These have been attended by roughly 300 totally different enterprise resolution makers on every of three days. With the UK offering audio system.

The occasion was supported by the Jamaican Ministry of Agriculture and livestock growth

Throughout The occasion the British Excessive Fee organized excessive stage conferences for me with Jamaican authorities representatives alongside their business counterparts all of whom expressed an actual need to enhance their genetics in each dairy and beef cattle in addition to the pigs and wish an alternative choice to USA genetics.

The nation needs to enhance the know-how and administration to maximise using enhanced genetics while enhancing the incomes of their household farms

They’re in search of assist and involvement from UK business and are very a lot open for UK buyers trying to spend money on their farming business

I met with the Dairy board who additionally cowl their beef sector the Pig board together with business firms.

At this occasion we have been capable of distribute info from British firms unable to journey at quick discover

Throughout the exhibition Avril organized for us to satisfy with the Hon Floyd Inexperienced Jamaican Minister of agriculture

He’s very eager that their nation enhance their genetics and the know-how administration to make full use of the genetic potential of recent animals

I raised the query of veterinary certification to permit breeders to export to his nation

he agreed to prioritise negotiations with Defra and dedicated to there being no holdups from the Jamaican officers

He’s very eager that we are able to export to his nation

On the conclusion of the assembly, I requested him if he would go to the Royal 3 Counties present in June 2026, he stated he can be more than happy to do

This invitation dedicated UK tag to organising a programme for him throughout his go to which might culminate in go to to the present

To make this work we are going to want the total assist of each DBT and Defra

in the course of the go to I used to be additionally capable of meet with the senior managers of the Jamaican dairy board the pig business

This scoping go to allowed us to grasp that there are alternatives throughout the board for genetics, we’ve to handle expectations as a result of we nonetheless must get the veterinary protocols agreed

Agri know-how a lot simpler and so they do want these protocols and the coutry is receptive of approaches

My understanding is that if we may begin nicely in Jamaica then the opposite Caribbean nations will  observe up

After the expo the organisers have been following up arranging b2b conferences with key stakeholders of their nation

Lastly I need to say that with out the assistance and assist of Avril this expo wouldn’t have been so successful As an business we do want this assist which is invaluable