State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, is imploring local fishers to safeguard their lives, health and property by purchasing insurance through the different options...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be launching a wheat flour substitution programme to combat the global shortage of the commodity and promote healthier eating among Jamaicans. Portfolio Minister,...

Thirty-five young fishers across the island are to benefit from a ‘Training in Safety at Sea’ initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Caribbean Maritime University. State...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is putting in place a fisheries production incentive programme that will finance the development of new and underutilised fisheries and aquaculture resources in local...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is reporting steady progress in the study to develop coffee plant materials that are resistant to the leaf rust disease. Jamaica has recorded several outbreaks...

The capabilities of the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St Catherine, have been bolstered with the provision of two Case IH Farmall tractors, valued approximately $15.6 million, by the...

The nation’s farmers are to see an additional 4.5 per cent cut in the price of fertiliser, starting Thursday (June 23), by Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited. The move brings to about...

Anticipation is high for the return of the major Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), which was officially launched today (June 22). The 68th...