MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, officially opened the Ministry’s Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch’s ambient/cold storage facility at the Agricultural Export Complex, Sangster International...

KINGSTON — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica must move quickly to implement policies to safeguard the nation’s food security, and preserve water resources and the...

MANDEVILLE — Householders, who use substances such as gas oil to treat their homes for termites, are being urged to desist from that dangerous practise. Registrar at the Pesticide Control...

KINGSTON — The national 'Eat Jamaican' campaign, aimed at increasing local production and encouraging consumers to make healthy choices by consuming local produce, culminated on May 25 with a grand...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton says a scientific approach to cultivation, particularly in the coconut industry, is necessary for continued sustenance and growth of...

KINGSTON — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says a disaster management team has been established in the Ministry to focus on enhancing the sector’s capacity to minimise...

KINGSTON — More than 30 wardens and other stakeholders within the fisheries sector are benefitting from a three-day enforcement training workshop organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The...

KINGSTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has provided approximately US$120,000 to undertake a competitiveness study as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries seeks to develop a programme to address...

KINGSTON — Hundreds of persons in Lucea, Hanover; and Falmouth, Trelawny, were introduced to the Ministry of Agriculture's 'Eat Jamaican' campaign, when road shows were held in those towns on...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved drafting instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for amendments to the Standards Act, the Processed Foods Act and related regulations. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

KINGSTON — This year's staging of the Kingston and St. Andrew Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show - ‘Agro Fest’, will feature a host of exciting new activities to entertain the...