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...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is to lead a series of research on a new all natural bio-stimulant formulation, Vitazyme, being considered for introduction in the agricultural sector. The...

The Agro Investment Corporation (AIC) has been living up to its mandate to modernize the country’s agricultural and agribusiness base, boost employment in the sector and lay the groundwork for...

One hundred and sixty farmers from eight communities in St. Ann and Manchester are set to benefit from a $192 million Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being undertaken by...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has announced that work is to begin shortly to revise the Forest Act, 1996. "The revision will make this...