MANDEVILLE — Preliminary figures are showing a 33 per cent increase in domestic crop production for the April to June quarter. This is a continuation of the growth trend from...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding said that the government was making strides to transform the agriculture sector to ensure that it becomes an exciting one. He was marking the...

KINGSTON — Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Hon Robert Montague, says that a focus of the Caribbean 4-H Food Festival, scheduled for Kingston in late July, will be the generation...

KINGSTON — Programme Manager for the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency, Alfred Barrett is assuring that while the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has closed all citrus nurseries, as a result...

PORT ANTONIO — Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has called on farmers in St. Mary to revive the production of traditional crops, even as they continue...

MONTEGO BAY — Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, presented over 40 employees of Frome Sugar Estate, Westmoreland, with lease agreements on Friday July 1, 2011....

PORT ANTONIO — Approximately four tons of fresh farm produce were sold in St. Mary during the latest round of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)-sponsored farmers markets held on...

MONTEGO BAY — Farmers across  the country have been encouraged to mulch their fields  and  to  give free days  on each other’s farms, in order to cut costs and become...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton says a concerted effort is being made to ensure that there are no imported products on display at this...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton has urged local farmers to learn how to effectively use technology and proper business skills, to take full advantage...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has unveiled several new features, which will be incorporated into this year’s staging of the Denbigh Agri-Industrial and Food Show 2011, in a...