More than US$200,000 has been invested in empowering farmers’ groups in Jamaica since 2019 under the Farmers Organization for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (FO4ACP) programme. “These funds facilitated the development...

Four strawberry farmers have accessed financing of $43 million from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), to improve and expand their production. Their success stories were outlined at the Strawberry...

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) will be rolling out its traceability and regulatory platform later this year. Established in 2017 under the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act,...

Increased export earnings from hot pepper are among the projected outcomes from the soon-to-be concluded ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in...

Farmers across the country are being invited to Hope Gardens in Kingston for the Thank-A-Farmer Wellness Fair on Tuesday, April 29, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

The top four institutions have advanced to the second phase of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project. They are New Hope Primary, which took first place, Grange Hill Primary,...

The 29th staging of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) Agrofest promises to highlight and celebrate the innovation and invaluable contribution of farmers to national development. The event, which involves  partnership...

A modern irrigation system to serve the 700-acre Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon was commissioned into service on April 23 by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “We...