Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, wants to cut importation of onions into the island by half within the next two years, by increasing local production. Speaking at...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the work of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Jamaica. Speaking recently with the Executive Vice-President of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that Jamaica can reduce by as much as 30 per cent, its food import bill, if a number of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been visiting several farms in Canada, to explore the possibility of using a Canadian model to set up more...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed Friday August 6 between Jamaica's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the University of Guelph, Canada, to foster collaboration in research, student and...

Like many young Jamaican farmers in his position, Ricardo Hyman is grateful to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Young Farmers' Entrepreneurship Programme (YFEP) for providing him with the opportunity...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has commended farmers for showing "tremendous resilience" in helping to increase agricultural production, despite the recent drought and other challenges. "Last year, agriculture grew by 12.1...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' effort to get more Jamaicans to take up farming as a viable economic activity is yielding results, with 12,500 new players joining the profession...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, is assuring Jamaicans that fish being sold at the Mandeville market is safe for consumption. He told vendors and shoppers at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding congratulated the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on the divestment of Government's sugar assets that will yield an immediate return of J$8 billion. He was speaking...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has suggested that farmers in the greenhouse sub-sector become engaged in periodic training, in order to minimize operational risks. "We have...