The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has stepped up activities geared towards safeguarding the island's livestock population against a possible outbreak of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. Director of Veterinary...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, will highlight opportunities for investment in Jamaica's agricultural sector at a seminar slated for May 12 in New York City USA....

Ebony Park HEART Academy, in Clarendon, one of Jamaica's chief agricultural training institutions, is well on its way to ensuring the country's food security, through its agro-processing operations. The institution...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the Ministry is ready to assist farmers who wish to grow rice by identifying suitable land, technical support...

As Jamaica moves to improve its skills in greenhouse technology in order to boost agricultural production and local food security, 12 young persons have been enrolled in a Modified Environment...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has said that there is no evidence that the 'Swine Influenza' which continues to devastate several countries across the globe, originated in animals. At...

Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Roger Clarke, has recommended that the Government accelerate its land reform and divestment programme to stimulate agricultural production. Mr. Clarke also urged the Government to identify...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has reiterated the commitment of the organisation to empowering farmers and facilitating increased production within the agricultural sector. Giving the...

The country's food security has been further strengthened with the opening of a new Molecular Biology Laboratory, at the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in...

Hemsley "Bookie" Johnston, a Clarendon farmer who turned 101 years old on Valentine's Day, has been recognised by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs for service to the Movement and the agricultural...

Fifty two year-old Ansel Williams from Trelawny, is an accomplished yam farmer, who has made a 'decent' livelihood out of his lifelong occupation, which began when he was just 13...