Work continued with standards development by participation in the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Products Standards Technical Committee (BIMPSTC). Work also continued with developing in vitro methods for conserving and multiplying bamboo varieties. The Biotechnology Centre is maintaining a collection of Bamboo obtained from Clapham, Lamb’s River, Harker’s Hall and Peckham, 118 accessions in all, planted in 2017 in the UWI-Biotechnology Research Plot. Data is taken yearly on their growth.
The Jamaica–Mexico Bilateral Commission Project was designed to boost the agro industry via expansion of value chain of selected Caribbean crops- especially Yams, as well as plants such as Moringa, Sugarcane, and some herbs. Prof. Helen Asemota (Project PI) is in collaboration with The Research Centre for Food and Development (CIAD) Mexico through Dr. Mayra de la Torre Martinez to Dr. Jesus Fernando Ayala Zavala of CIAD, as well as Dr. Carlos Borroto of The Yucatan Centre for Scientific Research (CICY), Mexico.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
