The local egg industry has been making significant strides within the agricultural sector. With just over 2,000 small and 100 large farmers spread across the island, the industry is projected...

The Coffee Industry Board (CIB) has stepped up measures to safeguard Jamaica’s world-renowned Blue Mountain Coffee brand against piracy, which has resulted in, among other things, the local industry losing...

Scores of persons turned up at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Headquarters in St. Andrew, today (November 25), to participate in the 11th staging of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) ‘Eat...

A study is underway to select local crops for biofuel production, in an effort to expand Jamaica’s sources of energy supply. Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of...

The Government has approached the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for assistance in constructing certified abattoirs that will provide appropriate conditions under which animal butchering takes place. Agriculture, Labour and Social...

Measures to monitor activities in Jamaica’s livestock industry have formally commenced, following  the launch of Government’s $35 million National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), on November 13, by Agriculture,...

The Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA), is assuring Jamaicans that an adequate supply of table eggs will be available for the festive season, and that there will be no significant...

As the citrus industry battles with the citrus greening disease, the Government is assuring of its continued drive to effectively manage the disease and ensure the sustainability of the industry....