Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has outlined a number of steps to improve food packaging and reduce post harvest loss to farmers. "We have established a...

With the 2009/10 sugar cane crop set to begin in the first week of December, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that he is very pleased...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to start infrastructure work for the Tilston/Bounty Hall Housing Development in Trelawny, under the Sugar Workers Housing Programme. This was announced by...

Garvey Maceo High School, in Clarendon, has received US$10,000 ($890,000), from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA), to develop agriculture at the institution. At a World Food Day ceremony at...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has urged persons to avoid foods that have been identified as leading contributors to certain chronic health problems. The Minister made...

Young persons are being encouraged to get involved in the agricultural sector, as wealth can be created from this action. Acting Deputy Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority...

Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA), in Jamaica, Dr. Dustan Campbell, says there are substantial and sustained efforts underway to reduce the number of hungry people in the...

Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Agro-Investment Corporation, Dr. David Lowe, has said that there is scope for the development and growth of natural and organic agriculture in...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the country has received "value for money" in contracting the services of consultancy firm, Corporate Strategies Limited, to...

World Food Day (WFD), observed on October 16 since 1979, is a worldwide event designed by the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to increase awareness and understanding of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that if agriculture is to progress in Jamaica, the government will have to revisit the issue of land use. He...