More than 650 stakeholders in the hot pepper producing sector have been trained under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Hot Pepper Value Chain Project. Valued...

Agricultural stakeholders will have a key role to play in the implementation of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) traceability and regulatory platform. The blockchain-based platform will allow international...

The new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Connect initiative is expected to provide direct technical assistance to farmers. RADA Connect is a strategic outreach programme that delivers RADA’s core services...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica needs a commercial ecosystem that promotes long-term investment in the agricultural sector to significantly boost national outputs and fully sustain...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has handed over two tractors to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) offices in St. Elizabeth and Manchester, enabling farmers in those parishes...

Research plays a crucial role in ensuring the nation’s food security, says President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, Dr. Derrick Deslandes. Speaking recently during...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has launched its Connect initiative, which is aimed at bringing RADA and other necessary services directly to the island’s farmers. These services include technical...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has identified more than 1,300 acres of prime, unutilised agricultural land in St. Mary, which will be put into production to support the...