Enterprising residents of two-low income communities in Kingston have set up ornamental fish operations, through which they can earn income for themselves and their families. The entrepreneurs, from Jones Town...

There is renewed call for Jamaicans to consume lionfish in a bid to control the impact of the species on marine life. This comes as the Scotiabank Group launched its...

Reaping of Irish potato, planted under a project involving the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Newport Fersan, Agro Grace, and the Christiana Potato Growers, is now taking place at locations...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, said that focus must be placed on value-added activities in the cocoa industry in order to move the sector forward. He was...

Improving agricultural practices to get “more crop per drop” will be Jamaica’s main focus on World Water Day, which will be observed on Thursday (March 22). Based on the international...

More than 400 farmers in the parishes of Manchester and St. Elizabeth are to benefit from a solar irrigation system being implemented by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC). Funded at...

A rainwater harvesting project, to benefit some 300 farmers in the bread basket parish of St. Elizabeth, was launched on March 15 by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC). The $4.5...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, is again urging farmers to register with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in order to strengthen the Ministry’s efforts to curb farm...

Jamaica is among more than 130 countries which have benefitted from upwards of US$20 million in project grant funding from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Telefood Special...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, is urging greater banana and cocoa outputs from St. Mary, one of the country’s prime regions that produces these crops. Speaking at the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has embarked on two $42 million ginger and turmeric projects, aimed at, among other things, enhancing development and outputs through the cultivation of some...