The Government is currently drafting a policy on organic agriculture, as it seeks to advance the development of a modern, efficient and internationally competitive sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

The farming community has been provided with more red peas for planting, as seeds valued at US$25,513 (J$2.72 million), have been handed over to the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) by...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has successfully mediated between yam farmers and exporters for a price increase, with the farmers to receive $40 per pound, up from...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Government has spent well over $3 billion to install modern irrigation facilities in support of sustainable agricultural production in the country....

Farmers in Yallahs, St. Thomas, are benefitting from a $395 million irrigation facility, which was officially commissioned into service on January 23, by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson...

Ground was broken at Innswood, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, January 22, for the construction of a new headquarters for the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association (AIJCFA). This is in keeping...

The Government is being urged to accelerate the development of a local bamboo industry to tap into the lucrative global market for the environmentally-friendly product, which is estimated to reach...

Persons found in possession of agricultural produce, for which they have no receipt or invoice, may face hefty fines if recommendations put forward by the Economy and Production Committee of...