KINGSTON — Effective January 1, 2012, agri-processors requesting waivers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, must get their applications certified by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).   The...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, says Cabinet will soon deliberate over the drafting of a Food Safety Act, to set safety standards for imported foods....

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a $90.7 million contract to Marksman Limited for the provision of security services for Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and its facilities across the island....

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that Jamaica should set certified standards, which importers must meet in order to distribute imported products on the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague says the Ministry will be seeking to develop a programme to push the production of turmeric, which is the basis...

KINGSTON — The Spanish Government has donated some $30 million to establish a regional Centre for Excellence in Advanced Technology for Agriculture (CEATA). This was announced by Spanish Ambassador to...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) extension officers to forge inter-agency relationships in their various parishes, and to...

The Governments of Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China yesterday (Sept 19) signed two grant agreements for RMB 21 million (US$3.288 million) and a Memorandum of Understanding on Agricultural Cooperation. Another agreement...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced that divestment of the commercial aspects of the Cocoa Industry Board is well underway. Dr. Tufton...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, says that Government is intensifying efforts to regain local prominence in the cocoa market,...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, said he would be pushing for increased egg production from local farmers to meet the needs of consumers and...