Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, said the Ministry will be working with farmers to get more local produce into the National School Feeding Programme to reduce cost...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be intensifying its farmer registration programme this year, as it moves to arrest the scourge of farm theft. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke,...

Animal feed and raw food and vegetables are being retained on the list of items being exempted from General Consumption Tax (GCT), Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) have partnered to provide shrimp vendors in Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth with customer service training and support...

Some $50 million is being made available to banana farmers under a resuscitation programme being undertaken by the Government, as it looks to build a sustainable domestic banana industry and...

Work on a National Food and Nutritional Security Policy is well advanced and is expected to be completed this financial year. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, on Wednesday May 30 disclosed that COMPLANT International Sugar Industry Company Limited received tax incentives as part of an agreement to purchase...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is in the process of restructuring its marketing system to better enable farmers to find suitable outlets for their produce. “We are determined, this...

A project, which sets out to enhance the climate change resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas, has received an allocation of $8.4 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of...

A sum of $56.6 million has been allocated in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure for several projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, aimed at improving the...

A total of $78 million has been allotted in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure to facilitate job creation endeavours in the agricultural sector for this financial year. Some 1,236 jobs...