President of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA), Mrs. Angella Bardowell, has said that despite the challenges faced by members of the association during the 2008/09 fiscal year, pig farmers...

Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Mark Panton, has said that there are plans in place to roll out a National Animal Identification Programme. Dr....

Plans are being implemented to boost the annual production of cocoa, and to ensure its viability and sustainability within the agricultural sector. Cocoa Industry Board (CIB) consultant, Neville Condappa, made...

President of the Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) branch association of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has said that the society's Eat Jamaican campaign has been a...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has secured international assistance in the resuscitation of the island's cocoa industry. On Thursday (Sept. 17), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton; United States...

Chairman of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (PDC), Clarence Myers, has reiterated the need for the agricultural sector to be given the focus needed to be sustainable. "Agriculture is the...

A team of experts from Agricultural Cooperatives Development International (ACDI) and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) will be in Jamaica next Wednesday (September 23), to assist the Ministry of...

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is considering licensing organisations, like the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), to deal with illegal dumping in certain areas. "We can't employ enough people to...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to assist Caribbean countries to address challenges within the agricultural sector. Minister...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has pointed out that an agricultural marketing facility would be set up in the New York area of the USA soon,...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed the view that if Jamaica is to have a brighter future in agriculture then it must be linked to manufacturing and driven...