Minister of Agriculture Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that extension officers are to undergo retraining and recertification to maintain high levels of service to farmers. "I therefore encourage farmers to...

Small farmers from several districts in St Catherine have received water tanks and irrigation equipment to establish drip irrigation systems on their farms. The farmers received the systems at concessionary...

Farmers in St. Ann are set to benefit from an injection of funds, which will go towards the marketing of their produce, training, among other needs. Member of Parliament (MP)...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced that workers employed by the five Government-owned sugar factories will receive redundancy payments starting Tuesday (June 16). Dr. Tufton...

Farmers in and around Pedro Plains in St. Elizabeth were last week exposed to strategies to manage the beet army worm, which has destroyed 37.5 hectares of escallion in the...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says it will be raising the bar this year at the annual Denbigh Agricultural Show. According to JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, this year, "many...

Workers at the pig farm operated by 'Farmer Greg Gordon', who was murdered one week ago, have told Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding of their commitment to carry on...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will, later this year, launch a major programme to register fishermen across the island, so as to better enable the Ministry to plan for...

Come June 16, farmers across the island will be able to lease tractor services from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries moves to...

Jamaicans will have to consume more locally produced food in order to minimise imports and cushion the effects of the global financial crisis. This was the word from Agriculture and...

The Mile Gully Producers Marketing Organisation (PMO) in Manchester on Friday (May 29) staged a farmers' market day to sell and promote the produce of farmers associated with the group....