Jamaica is making progress in boosting the country’s stock of goat and sheep in order to meet local demand for mutton and reduce the import bill for the meat. Annual...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is to conduct research trials on 15 new varieties of imported Irish potato over the next three months, to determine their suitability for local...

The country’s importation of fries could be reduced by at least 30 per cent over the next three years, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ introduction of the ‘Challenger’...

Twenty farmers in the Waugh Hill community of Sligoville, St. Catherine, were the beneficiaries of 650-gallon water tanks on December 9, under the Drought Mitigation Programme of the Ministry of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting that there has been a significant reduction in the beet armyworm infestation across farms that are usually vulnerable to the pest. The...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is encouraging players in the sugarcane industry to examine the benefits of green cane harvesting. He noted that the method is already being...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says Red Stripe’s decision to add cassava in its brewing process is expanding the agricultural sector, and providing increased income to farmers....

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier has called on farmers to be registered with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the data is necessary in the planning...