Certificates  have been presented to 27  young men, following their completion of a 16-hour training course in hand-held tractor operation, under the Employment Creation Programme. The programme, which is spearheaded...

The Government has signed an $8 million contract with Pricewaterhouse Coopers to conduct operational audits of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) and the Sugar  Industry Research Institute (SIRI). The contract...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has urged farmers who want to access loans from financial institutions, to be guided,  so that  the correct decisions can be made that...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has hinted at exploring the relevant provisions of the Land Development and Utilisation Act (1966), in order to get more of the country’s...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is looking to set up farmsteads of up to 10 acres, complete with starter units, as a means of attracting young people into agriculture....

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, is appealing to farmers to step up production levels and for consumers to consume more local produce to cut the food import...

Local banana growers across the island are set to benefit from the availability of a new variety of the plant, which promises an increase in cost efficiencies by as much...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, says Farmers’ Month 2012 will feature mainly field days and training activities. “We are of the strong belief that training is...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has launched a new variety of disease resistant and higher yielding bananas and plantains, which are expected to facilitate increased cost efficiencies by 30...

A new local tomato paste is to be introduced to the market soon, as the Government moves to decrease the level of imports of the commodity, says State Minister for...

A number of agricultural stakeholders in St. Elizabeth are lauding the rainwater harvesting project being undertaken in Lititz, noting that it has brought hope of increased yield for farmers, who...