Participants in a recent virtual Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Measurement and Reporting Workshop have lauded the initiative as critical for furthering the island’s food security efforts. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining; Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Statistics Division convened on August 23, to explore a practical methodology for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter is calling for more registered farmers to get involved in livestock production. Mr. Witter noted that only 15 per cent of registered Jamaican farmers are actively engaged in livestock production. “The importation of live animals is duty-free, so you cannot afford to miss this opportunity. The...

The Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club’s King and Queen, Naqual Allen (second left) and Jamella Halstead (second right), are flanked by Prince, Raheem Smith (left), and Princess, Nyoka Dockery. The royals were at the Club’s 26th anniversary awards ceremony held on Saturday (August 12) at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

The 2023 National Champion Farmer, Owen Bartley, is encouraging more persons to get into goat farming, noting that the sector is profitable. “Goat farming is so big. Right now, management and security are key; you have to have that as number one. If you are not managing the animals, you are not going to survive. You have to take care...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is reporting that more than 24 per cent of lands in agro-parks are now occupied by young farmers, surpassing its target of 20 per cent. Agro-parks are a critical component of the Government’s thrust towards economic development, particularly foreign exchange earnings and savings. They are areas of intensive agricultural production that seek to...

The Government is intensifying measures to combat praedial larceny, with a special police task force to be put in place, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Mr. Holness made the disclosure while addressing the 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on Monday (August 7), where he decried the scourge of farm...

The Agro Investment Corporation (AIC) will be providing substantial grants to small farmers through the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project. Making the disclosure at the 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held on Monday (August 7) at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said farmers should contact the AIC for details on...

Jamaica is perfectly positioned for growth in agriculture, says Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. In his address, read by Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, at the 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on Sunday (August 6), the Governor-General noted that investment in the sector must be ongoing. "We...

Rainwater storage areas are to be resuscitated to provide farmers with greater access to the amenity for irrigation. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, during the opening ceremony for the 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial, and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday (August 5). He said the harvesting...