Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has emphasised that the agricultural sector should not be viewed as a rescue plan in times of crisis, but should be...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has urged farmers in Clarendon to use the technology and expertise available to them to plant more and better ginger. Mr. Golding was visiting...

The district of Top Alston, in North West Clarendon, was abuzz with activity on Labour Day (May 25), as scores of persons turned out to participate in a ginger tissue...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called for more investment in the area of agro-processing, as adding value to local produce will result in greater economic rewards, not only...

Increasing global concern about food security has prompted local authorities to strengthen their efforts at getting Jamaicans to value the importance of cultivating varieties of food in sufficient quantities to...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be providing tractor service to farmers across the island. The initiative will enable farmers to access land preparation services at affordable rates. Addressing...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has called on the international community to put aside its business as usual mindset in favour of urgent, concrete action for...

Refurbishing work on a building situated next to the site of the tissue culture ginger project in Top Alston, Clarendon, one of the four projects selected by the National Labour...

Labour Day activities this year will include a ginger resuscitation project in Butlers Run, in the Top Alston area of Clarendon. "Small farmers in and around the area will benefit...

Sixty five per cent of mined out lands in the bauxite producing areas, has been put to productive use in agricultural endeavours, Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has proposed food processing as an alternative to the disabled bauxite/alumina industry as a major foreign exchange earner. "The implosion...