The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has, to date, received 236 applications for licences since commencing the process last year. Chairperson, Hyacinth Lightbourne, says five categories of licenses are issued covering:...

The Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Task Force has been engaging Jamaican farmers in a number of initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable organic farming. The initiatives, which are in line with the...

The St. James Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is providing quality vegetable planting materials for farmers in the parish, through its plant nursery, which is located in Catherine Hall, Montego...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging operators to Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME)  to take advantage of available technology to boost their business....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed the emergence of ‘Imagination Farms’, a new division under the CB Group that will cultivate fresh produce for...

Private investment totalling more than $9 billion has been pumped into the agricultural sector, says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. In addition to that sum,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says Jamaica must “vigorously pursue” the development of its own organic agriculture sector. He said...

Life should get a lot sweeter for more than 200 bee farmers in the western parishes who now have access to a new $27-million state-of-the-art honey-extraction and bottling facility –...