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...

Jamaica's National Emergency Animal Disease Committee is monitoring local pig farmers to ensure that all safety measures are in place to protect animal and public health in light of the...

When the Jamaican/Canadian Farm Work Programme started in 1966, H.W. Smith Holdings Limited was one of the first holdings to accept Jamaican workers. Eight of the 264 Jamaicans, who travelled...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that beef production is slated for increased attention by the Ministry this financial year, with new initiatives being added...

A formal agreement signed in 1999 between bauxite alumina company, ALPART and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) led to the establishment of the Sam Motta Goat and...

The commitment to establish a youth arm of the Red Poll Cattle Breeders Society in member countries including Jamaica, and successful embryo transfers for a local breeder, were two of...