Like many young Jamaican farmers in his position, Ricardo Hyman is grateful to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Young Farmers' Entrepreneurship Programme (YFEP) for providing him with the opportunity...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has commended farmers for showing "tremendous resilience" in helping to increase agricultural production, despite the recent drought and other challenges. "Last year, agriculture grew by 12.1...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' effort to get more Jamaicans to take up farming as a viable economic activity is yielding results, with 12,500 new players joining the profession...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, is assuring Jamaicans that fish being sold at the Mandeville market is safe for consumption. He told vendors and shoppers at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding congratulated the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on the divestment of Government's sugar assets that will yield an immediate return of J$8 billion. He was speaking...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has suggested that farmers in the greenhouse sub-sector become engaged in periodic training, in order to minimize operational risks. "We have...

Over 300 exhibitors are expected to participate in this week-end's Denbigh Industrial & Agricultural Show 2010, being staged by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in association with the Ministry of...

First Vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has said that the 2010 Denbigh Agri-Industrial show will showcase the best of the country's agricultural sector, while...

Business operators in central Jamaica got a chance to showcase their products and services at Saturday's (July 24) business expo organised by the Central Agricultural Supplies Company (CASCo). The well-attended...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the success of the agricultural sector depends largely on the critical linkages that can be forged at different...

Jamaica is looking to identify new consumer markets in China, United States, Canada, Europe, and South Korea, as it seeks to stimulate demand for its coffee, which is rated among...