The St. James branch associations of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) are now moving to tap into the lucrative agro-processing market in the parish as well as on the international...

A call has been made for persons to contribute to the building of the rural economy, by  President of  the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS),  Senator Norman Grant. The President pointed...

The agricultural industry is now fully recovered from recent natural disasters, with banana seeing a 64 per cent growth and several main crops up in production. Making the disclosure, Permanent...

The Government will be implementing a $30 million drought mitigation project for farmers across the island next week, with the input of various agencies and stakeholders. According to Permanent Secretary...

Some 200 farmers from St. Mary, Clarendon, St. Andrew and St. Elizabeth are benefitting from a climate change training programme being spearheaded by the Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says March 2015, an additional 820 serviced lots are to be handed over to Sugar Estate Barracks dwellers in Westmoreland under the...

Infrastructure works, valued at approximately $501.6 million, are to be carried out on three of the island’s agro-parks over the next 12 months. These include at: Spring Plain/Ebony Park, Clarendon;...

Local bananas have returned to the United Kingdom (UK), six years after exports to that, and other European markets ceased. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says an initial...