Members of the Jamaican diaspora are increasing their contribution to the national growth agenda through Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL). A non-profit organisation, established in 2013, FUJL assists local farmers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the Government will be expanding the hectares of irrigated land available to the farming sector. Mr. Holness, who was addressing...

The Government is pursuing the development of organic agriculture as part of the economic growth agenda. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says they are “serious about...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, is proposing that the Youth In Agriculture Programme (YIAP) be housed at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon. He contends that if...

The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village, to be set up at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will focus on entrepreneurship among young farmers. The village, themed ‘My...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to do more to safeguard the country’s territorial waters against poaching. He noted that Jamaica loses approximately US$10 million...

The Northern Caribbean University (NCU) will be offering degree and diploma programmes in agriculture starting August 2016. The announcement was made by Dean of the College of Natural and Applied...

The banana industry is rebounding and generating employment in the parishes of St. James, Portland and St. Mary. According to Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...