The nation’s youth have been urged to seek careers in agriculture and assist in finding solutions for challenges in the sector. The call was made by Minister of Industry, Commerce,...

Educational grants totalling $500,000  have been  presented to 10 students in St. Ann, who are pursuing studies related to agriculture, by Jamaican workers employed to Gebbers Farms in Washington, United...

The Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has increased its regional network with the recent addition of The Cayman Islands. The regional energy information...

A number of local farmers will receive training and certification in organic standards under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture...

The Government is to construct a banana and plantain processing plant at the All Island Banana Growers Association’s (AIBGA) premises at Trinity in St. Mary. Some $143 million has been...

The Government is to complete the procurement of 200 goat embryos for assisted breeding this fiscal year, to improve the quality and efficiency of the small ruminant industry. A sum...

A total of 60 gravity drip irrigation systems are to be installed and commissioned this fiscal year, to improve agricultural outcomes in targeted communities. A sum of $110.4 million has...

The capacity of the island’s vulnerable communities to improve their resilience to climate change and other risk factors has been further boosted with an allocation of $19.6 million. As outlined...