Jamaica will soon be exporting hot pepper and dasheen to Trinidad and Tobago. State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says an agreement...

Though there is often no glitz and glamour associated with agriculture, 27-year-old St. Thomas farmer, Lawrence Lynch, says this is the job he was meant to do. Speaking to JIS...

With a major focus on advancing irrigated agriculture, the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is operating 10 irrigation schemes that cover 36,066.20 hectares in the eastern, central and western regions of...

The 32nd staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St James, on Easter Monday (April 6), will be dedicated to the memory of the late Roger Clarke, former...

In a bid to safeguard Jamaica’s poultry and public health in the wake of recently reported outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in Asia, Africa,...

At least 1.1 million kilograms of onions are expected to be harvested within the next three months, as Government seeks to ramp up production of the crop in order to...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, has emphasised that food security and safety has become a national priority. Addressing participants at the 7th...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has re-launched the ‘Don’t Pack a Pest’ campaign, as part of efforts to prevent possible introduction of pests and diseases to Jamaica which could...