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...

KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, will in another week, meet with exporters of food and related products who are not currently compliant with...

KINGSTON — Government is offering food exporters a special loan of $100 million and  general assistance, to bring their operations up to standard to meet the new United States (US)...

KINGSTON — Jamaicans are being encouraged to eat more locally produced chicken meat, in an effort to further boost the sector and to increase employment among local workers. "What we're...