• Evaluation of feeding programmes – was instrumental in bringing about guidelines for the proper feeding of students in residence in schools and children’s homes, and adults in penal institutions.
• The introduction to Jamaica of enriched formulations (patties and quick bread) for the School Feeding Programme. Impact: Provision of nutritional meal for students.
• Participation in the formulation, evaluation and execution of the National Food and Nutrition Policy. Impact: Influence policy development and implementation.
• The development of enriched crackers and biscuits for use in maternal and child health programmes.
• Production of an in-depth series of nutrition education material, which comprise films, slides and various publications. Notable of mention are the following publications:
  “Breadfruit for economy Pt. 1” – (selection of recipes designed to illustrate the diversified use of the breadfruit).
  Some publications for children are ‘Farmer Brown’, ‘Food We Eat’, ‘Jimmy Whitestrong’ and ‘Nutrition in Rhymes’.

• Mineral Resources Pilot Project – Utilized local raw material to make clay tiles, ceramics and sanitary ware.
• Developed acid resistant floor tiles, decorative pieces, drain pipes and roof tiles.
• Researched and developed clay bricks and blocks as part of a low-cost housing programme.
  Impact: Local ceramic industry benefited from the SRC’s research work in the use of fluxes and glazes for stone and earthenware.
• Ceramic products prepared from Frenchman’s clay using local sand as a source of silica and imported nepheline syenite as flux. Satisfactory wares were made. Impact: Substitution of the imported nepheline by the locally abundant Newcastle prophyry rock.
• Researched and promoted a limestone deposit to maximize the use of the Island’s extensive limestone resources. Impact: Whiting developed resulting in import substitution.
• Red mud -Through a pilot project, levels for the use of red mud in cement manufacturing, and the production of red mud refractory bricks for use in manufacture of ceramic kilns established.

• 1983 - Devised means of making Invert Sugar that was previously imported by Electric Arc Jamaica Ltd., for use in the production of welding rods. Saved expenditure of scarce foreign exchange.
• 1987 to 1993 - Isolated insecticides/pesticides from local plants for commercial use against ticks and fleas.
• 1984 - Rat Bait Developed. SRC in collaboration with Storage and Infestation Division developed rat bait, made in cake form, utilizing relatively new compound. The bait is suitable for homes, warehouses and fields and can withstand any climatic condition. Commercialized in 1989.
• Soya Bean Processing Project Initiated. SRC in collaboration with Nutrition Holdings and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Investment did a feasibility study and submitted it along with recommendations to the Ministry, for the erection of a three hundred (300) ton per day processing plant at Port Esquivel. Recommendations were accepted and the plant was operationalized.
• Identified Potatoes Suitable for making French Fries. Conducted studies on 36 varieties of potatoes and assisted farmers in identifying varieties of potatoes (Belchip and F74123 (Canadian) and Crystal and Russett-Burbank (American) and Cardinal (Dutch) suitable for making French fries in the fast food business. Increased utilization of potatoes by over 1,000 tons annually.
• Spice Industry - benefit from the development of jerk seasoning formula.
• Food and Meat Industry - benefited from dried meat sausage that needed no refrigeration.
• Food industry - benefited from heat penetration process for low acid canned foods, which allowed the export of low acid canned foods including callaloo, red peas and ackee.
• Biovegetal (organic fertilizer) - utilized waste, which could be harmful to the environment, to produce up to 10,000 tons of locally produced organic fertilizer. Implications - reduce importation of chemical fertilizer and significant reduction in fertilizer prices to the agricultural sector. Benefit to horticulture, tree crops and vegetable farmers while contributing to making environment healthy.

• Artemia - (Brine Shrimp) – Artemia is important as a starter feed. Most fish need live feed after hatching. The goal of the Artemia project is to support the aqua-culture industry by providing locally produced fish feed; reducing the cost of some of the ingredients of fish feed, and the final cost to the consumer. Impact: Developed novel fish feed products – decapsulated and normal brine shrimp eggs available in cans produced from Artemia grown in Yallahs Salt Ponds for ornamental fish industry. Reduce importation, saving foreign exchange.

• Tissue Culture Technology (root and ornamental crops) – production of disease free plantlets has increased plant yields (example banana) reducing the need for the importation. Tissue culture plantlets produced for small farmers showing good results in fields. Development of the largest Musa gene bank in the Caribbean.

• Establish feasibility for growing mushroom locally. Provide technical assistance and spawn to farmers facilitating the commercial production and sale of local mushroom.
• Solved pests and disease problems affecting mushroom
• Recycling and composting using spent mushroom waste. Successfully established a composting system, using mushroom and other organic waste.
  · Compost produced and sold locally.
  · Provide training and consultancy service to mushroom farmers.
  

Popularization of Science and Technology

• Science and Essay & Poster Competition for secondary and high school students that portray application of S&T and seek to develop students’ awareness of S&T and careers in science. Launched in High schools in 1984. Now in High Schools and Primary schools island-wide.
• STIN Network – 1984 SRC named the focal point for STIN Network. STIN is an integration of libraries, documentation centers, and other information units involved in S&T. Its primary objective is to enable users to have ready access to S&T information available both locally and overseas. Benefits: efficient utilization of limited resources – comparative acquisition, reduction in duplication and wider availability of information.
• Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) – SRC is the regional focal point for the CEIS network. The network consists of eighteen countries committed to the pooling and exchange of energy information. CEIS has spearheaded programmes aimed at educating policy makers and consumers about clean technology, reducing energy costs, and renewable energy.
• Information Dissemination: Participate in Agricultural Shows and exposition, public forum, present papers locally and overseas; publish Science & Technology (S&T) articles in international reference journals. Publication of scientific journals (Jamaica Journal of S&T).

“SRC, Making Science And Technology Work For You”