CLIMATE SMART, FOOD PROCESSING PROGRAMMES SHOW RESEARCH COMPONENT
MONEAGUE, St Ann; March 26, 2025
The research element of the cooperation among Moneague College, HEART Ebony Park Academy and Canadian institutions was highlighted at the College, St Ann on March 13, 2025.
A Research Symposium was held the same day as the closing ceremony, at the Moneague College, St Ann, that marked the end of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE-05) programme. SAGE was sponsored by the Colleges and Institutes of Canada (CICan), Niagara College and the College of the North Atlantic. CANADIAN PARTNERSHIP WITH MONEAGUE & EBONY PARK HAILED AS SUCCESSFUL
One of the outputs of the SAGE-05 programme was to develop an applied research framework. That was successfully accomplished.
(Dr Khadijah Williams, Research Officer at Moneague College chairing the session)
(Desmond Campbell outlining the Applied Research Framework. At right is Earl Waysome, Lecturer who also presented.)
In addition, the Climate Smart AgroProcessing Associate of Applied Science degree has a compulsory research course hence all students and faculty engage in applied research
The research symposium featured a rollout of that framework and a presentation of the proposals submitted in response to the Applied Research Call for Proposals.
(Nathalie Staines Gordon, Principal Lecturer, Moneague College and Tricia Rob-Brown, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Moneague College in a joint presentation)
Research proposals to be supported by the SAGE-05 programme were outlined at the Applied Research Symposium titled “Empowering Communities Through Innovative Climate Smart Agriculture Research.”
(Dr Anita Facey, HEART Ebony Park Academy presenting on Sustainable Agro-Food Production)
The Symposium was chaired by Dr Khadijah Williams, Research Officer and Desmond Campbell, Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology, both of Moneague College.
Mr Campbell and Dr Anita Facey, of HEART Ebony Park, outlined the Applied Research Framework.
The research papers included:
- Dr Anita Facey of HEART Ebony Park presented on “Sustainable Agro-Food Production to Achieve Food Security in Jamaica”
- Earl Waysome, lecturer at Moneague College, on “Stemming Fruit Waste while Empowering Individuals and Capitalizing on Niche Opportunities.”
- Natalie Staines Gordon, lecturer and Tricia Rob-Brown, principal lecturer, Moneague, presented on “Securing Goat Livelihoods among Rural Women Farmers: Using Partnerships to Mitigate Threats and Challenges.”
- Denise Brown, a lecturer at Moneague College presented on “Mitigating Water Safety by Integrating Rain Water Harvesting and Waste Water Recycling as Strategies to Improve Water Efficiency in Rural Jamaican Villages.
(Denise Brown, Lecturer at Moneague College presenting on Mitigating Water Safety)
Amoy Trowers and Sani-Moi Small, final-year students in the Agro Food Processing programme, outlined their community-based applied research, “Measuring the Carbon Footprint at a Food Production Site.”
Each proposal has been assessed and their research projects will be funded through the SAGE programme.
(Photos by Carey Riley)
