Farmers are to benefit from an upcoming project involving the use of small hand-held tools to assist with land preparation, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, told...

Nearly 200 farmers, in eight parishes, are currently benefitting from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Financial Access for Responsible Members (FARM) programme. The initiative, which commenced in November 2009,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has lauded farmers in Manchester for sticking to best practices resulting in increased yields from their crops. The Minister, who was...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced that the new design work to curb the erosion of the Alligator Pond Fishing Beach, in Manchester, will be in...

Newly appointed Chairman of the Sugar Industry Commission of Enquiry, Professor Alvin Wint, has stated that public hearings, geared at developing a new framework for the sector, will begin on...

The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce continues to mitigate rodent infestation in food/feed stores, post offices, prisons and hospitals....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is seeking to make the process of starting an agricultural enterprise easier, with the creation of the Agro Investment Corporation. Started in October 2009,...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has embarked on a series of sensitisation meetings across the island, to heighten farmers' awareness about its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) programme, and...

Jamaican farmers suffer losses of up to $5 billion per annum due to praedial larceny, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has stated. Dr. Tufton said the crime...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Association of Branch Societies/Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) will stage its annual Agricultural and Industrial Show,'Agrofest', on Saturday May 22, at the Jamaica College grounds, Old...

The Ministries of Water and Housing and Agriculture and Fisheries are currently discussing a "workable model" for the development of housing in rural Jamaica, Minister of Water and Housing, Hon....