Coffee farmers in Portland, St. Andrew and St. Thomas are being invited to attend a ‘Farmers’ Trade Day’, slated for Tuesday, March 14, at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event is being organised by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), with support from...

Representative from the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Gabrio Marinozzi (right), presents a certificate to Clovaline Thomas, who was a participant in the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) training workshop. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the programme and presentation of certificates held on March 3 at the Farmers’ Training Centre in Twickenham Park, St....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been allocated $21.25 billion to undertake activities for the 2023/24 fiscal year. This represents a 19 per cent increase or $3.39 billion more than the previous year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. made the disclosure during a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives at Gordon House on...

Persons are being invited to participate in the Coffee Innovation Competition, the newest feature of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley told JIS News that the competition is a “unique opportunity to show off creativity and innovation through the development of coffee-based products”. Interested persons are being asked to record a 60-second video...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has provided an additional $110 million in support to farmers affected by the meteorological drought. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the announcement during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 3. “We have, so far, presented… $90 million in terms of trucking and other forms of...

The planned construction of a climate-resilient aquaculture hatchery is expected to more than double the fry supply of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA).  This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting for the undertaking, on March 2.   “The type of innovation and the modernisation that comes from the building of...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has trained more than 14,000 farmers in the last five years on best practices in livestock and crop production. Delivered through its extension service, training aims to improve sustainable production and to ensure that international protocols are maintained. Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown, said that having one livestock officer in each parish has...