Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers who were part of the sugar industry to pivot into planting...

Persons requesting pest risk analysis services from the Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries are now required to do so through the Jamaica Single Window...

Jamaica is to benefit from the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, launched today (October 28). The virtual event was hosted by lead agency World University Service of Canada...

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, is encouraging backyard poultry farmers to obtain a butcher’s licence. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think...

The Government is expanding support for young people pursuing training and other engagements in agriculture. Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that $120 million has...

The Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) will be expanded to provide more young people with the necessary training, along with the requisite tools, so that they can pursue successful...

 

With the emergence of innovations in agriculture, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, anticipates that there will be new careers in the field. “Innovation...