Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that he will be looking at measures to improve the horticultural industry, which has seen a decline since Hurricane...

In order to achieve an effective transition to a sustainable sugar cane industry, the government has set aside $857.6 million for the Sugar Transformation Project in the 2010/11 Estimates of...

A project aimed at developing a technologically driven and modern agricultural sector has been allocated $66.3 million for the 2010/11 financial year. This is outlined in the 2010/11 Estimates of...

Approximately 9.6 kilometres of flood-damaged farm roads in five parishes will be repaired this fiscal year, as work continues under the Reduction of Fluctuation in Export Exchange project. The parishes...

A total of $51.3 million has been allocated to the Rural Competitiveness Programme in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The programme, which...

Some $129.5 million has been allocated to the Climate Change Adaption and Disaster Risk Reduction project this fiscal year as the government seeks to reduce the risk associated with natural...

Efforts by the Government to increase agricultural production and farmers' earnings through improved irrigation management, is being boosted through a $193 million allocation to the National Irrigation Development Project. As...

As part of measures to improve the competitiveness of small coffee producers in the central and northern regions of Jamaica, a total of $23.4 million has been allocated to the...

All is set for the 2010 staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show on Easter Monday (April 5), which will showcase the best of agricultural production in St. James,...

The matter of putting unutilised and underutilised arable lands into agricultural production, dominated the Town Hall meeting, which Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, held with farmers,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the Government is exploring the possibility of implanting microchips in farm animals to ensure traceability of meat at...