A sum of $30 million has been allocated to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to increase food production in parishes with sufficient access to water, to counter any possible shortfall in production from areas more adversely affected by drought conditions. This was disclosed by Acting Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, who said the move is among...

Chairman of the Denbigh Planning Committee, Senator Norman Grant, is predicting over $1 billion in economic benefits from Denbigh 2014. The 62nd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show will take place from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3 under the theme: ‘Grow What We Eat…Eat What We Grow’, with the sub-theme: ‘Agriculture…Going for Growth.’ Addressing a...

A levy of US$0.75 has been imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2014 conch season. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, July 23, approved the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order Resolution, 2014, to facilitate the move. The Resolution was brought by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on behalf of Agriculture and...

Agriculture Minister, the Hon. Roger Clarke will leave the island on the week-end for the United States of America where he will undergo surgery and medical treatment for a back condition. The Minister has assured Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller that based on the best advice of his doctors and the nature of the operation to be performed he is...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging farmers in parishes least affected by the drought conditions to ramp up agricultural production. Speaking with JIS News, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, said parishes such as Portland, Westmoreland, and St. Mary are having a fair amount of rainfall, despite the drought in other parishes. “One of the strategies is...

The St. James branch associations of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) are now moving to tap into the lucrative agro-processing market in the parish as well as on the international scene. President of the St. James branches of   the JAS, Councillor Glendon Harris, tells JIS News that the agro-processing sector can be the answer to economic independence for the farmers...

A call has been made for persons to contribute to the building of the rural economy, by  President of  the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS),  Senator Norman Grant. The President pointed out that  this sector  possesses huge opportunities and is awaiting expansion. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the JAS, held in May Pen, Clarendon, on July 9,  Senator Grant...