Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick, has proposed that rehabilitated bauxite lands be used for establishing dormitory settlements, as well as for farming and...

Jamaican farmers are ready to explore options that are available for greater marketing of roots, tubers and other crops, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

The Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, is advising that a revolving loan of $50 million, administered by the National People's Co-operative Bank, is available to small fishers to...

In a recent interview regarding the delay in the importation of the second batch of fertilizer, the Minister of Agriculture explained that the setback was as a result of a...

The Social Development Commission (SDC), St. Elizabeth Parish Office, in partnership with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), will be staging an Agri- Business Expo on February 19, at the Santa...

Proceeds of a coffee festival held recently in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, are to be donated to the Cedar Valley Primary and Junior High School, to aid in the erection...

The Ministry of Agriculture today (Feb.17) launched its HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy, joining the list of Government and private sector organisations that have taken a stand against HIV/AIDS discrimination in the...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (February 13) reopened the Calabash and Great Bays fishing facilities in St. Elizabeth, which were done at a cost of over $10...

The agricultural sector recorded the most growth in the final quarter of 2008, Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes has disclosed. Dr. Hughes said...

The Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, has acquired a motorcycle, which will enhance its capacity to manage and protect Jamaica's fisheries resources. Speaking Wednesday (Feb.11) at the handing...

Some 2,000 farmers in four of the parishes hardest hit during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav last year, are to benefit from the Ministry of Agriculture's US$3.2 million ($278.4...