The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is undertaking several initiatives aimed at attracting more youth to the sector, and boosting Jamaica’s food security and export opportunities. This was disclosed by...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the recent acquisition of laboratory equipment will have far reaching effects on the Ministry and the country. “The receipt of the...

A total of $67.9 million worth of laboratory equipment has been handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, to boost its capacity for product testing and certification for...

A National Micro Farmer Agricultural Marketing System (NAMFAMS) will be established at a cost of $10 million, to assist farmers with the marketing and sale of their produce. The system...

As part of a strategy to re-build the coffee industry, Government Senator, Norman Grant, has called for the imposition of a cess on imported coffee. He suggested that this levy...

Through the use of technology, the Government will soon be in a better position to combat the problem of praedial larceny, which has for several years plagued the island’s agricultural...

More than 102,000 young persons have been trained and 453 school gardens established under the ‘Youth in Agriculture’ initiative, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has revealed. The...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has urged farmers to prepare to significantly increase the rearing of small ruminants as the Government intends to import less goat meat...