The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been supporting the growth of agriculture and tourism in Jamaica. Through funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UNDP has provided for...

A call has been made for children to be cultured into becoming environmental ambassadors as one means of addressing climate change. Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural...

International Consultant, Alison Kerry, is lauding the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) for its effective implementation of community projects. According to Ms. Kerry, who has been hired by the Caribbean...

Jamaicans are once again being encouraged to consume more locally grown crops, in the effort to reduce the country’s food-import bill and minimise the likelihood of lifestyle illnesses associated with...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed ARC Manufacturing Limited’s investment in a new $200-million state-of-the-art fabric mesh machine, which has been installed at the entity’s...

The Government’s move to promote Jamaica as a gastronomy tourism destination is being welcomed by stakeholders in western Jamaica, who see the push as having the potential to transform rural...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the tourism sector continues to offer opportunities to local farmers. Speaking at the Human...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is moving to have farmers certified by GLOBALG.A.P, which is an internationally recognised organisation dedicated to good agricultural practices. GLOBALG.A.P is the...