Coconut farmers will receive ongoing support from the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) following the completion of the European Union-funded Alliances for Coconut Industry Development, Expansion, and Enhanced Support for the Caribbean (ACIDEES) project. Since implementation in 2015, the project has helped build critical linkages, revised the regional standard of coconut water and facilitated knowledge transfer and improvements in technical cooperation...

Citizens residing in western Jamaica are being invited to participate in a plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department in recognition of International Day of Forests, on Thursday (March 21). The one-day event will be held at the entity’s northwest regional office located at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, from 10:00 a.m....

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated his continued support for the implementation of the Blue Transformation approach in the Region. Blue Transformation proposes sustainable aquaculture production, effective fisheries management, and improved value chains. Minister Green, who was speaking on March 19 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) four-day regional conference,...

Patrons attending the St. Mary Agri-Expo on Monday, April 1, will experience the addition of a Youth in Agriculture Village. This year’s activities will be held under the theme ‘Nourishing our future; Safeguarding farms, ensuring food security’. President of the St. Mary Associate Branch Society, the parish arm of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Fabian Rhule, said this year’s show, the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there is an uptick in domestic Irish potato production. Mr. Green, who spoke with JIS News following a recent tour of potato and hot pepper farms in Hinds Town, St. Ann, said he was impressed with the level of production by the country’s farmers so far this year. “We have...

This year’s staging of the Montpelier Agricultural Show in St. James will take place on Monday, April 1, beginning at 8:00 a.m. President of the St. James Branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, told JIS News in an interview that patrons can expect many different displays. “Persons will be able to access chemicals used for insects and...

The Westmoreland Public Health Department is partnering with the Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company to sensitise cane cutters in the parish about protecting themselves from leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by the leptospira bacteria, which can potentially lead to fatal infection of the kidney, liver, brain, lungs or heart. Among the carriers of the virus are rodents, cattle, pigs, horses,...

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mez Herbal Jamaica, Raven Rae, is calling for more equity to be given to women in the cannabis space both locally and globally. “Include us more in everything, we are here…we need to be visible. I think that creating more opportunities for community membership, networking and female awareness campaigns can highlight where we...

The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) is calling for greater use of technology by stakeholders within the coconut industry.  Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Executive Director for CARDI,  Ansari Hosein, said the application of technology will help farmers and agro-processors lower their production costs.  He noted that employing technology tools also helps in identifying pests...