Consumers have been encouraged to continue to buy local products, by Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, in order for the country to reap long-term benefits. Speaking to...

November has been designated ‘Eat Jamaican Month’ by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The month-long series of events and public awareness campaign coincide with the 10th Anniversary of the...

A series of seven farmers’ markets are to be held in the resort areas of Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios over the next seven months, as the Government looks...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has lauded the European Union (EU) for its continued support to the banana industry, which has again been demonstrated with the award of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), on October 23 launched the Irish Potato Programme for the crop year 2013/14. The proposed...

The Cocoa Industry Board (CIB) is reporting an increase of more than 100 per cent in the production of cocoa for the 2011/2012 crop year. Some 476.5 metric tonnes of...

As the Government intensifies efforts to get Jamaicans to eat more locally produced food, November has been designated as ‘Eat Jamaican Month’. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Government remains committed to increasing the production of local foods as it intensifies efforts to promote food security and safety...