The Government is looking to use lands that were once under sugar-cane cultivation to boost the country’s agricultural production. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the...

Hot pepper farmers and other stakeholders who took part in pest surveillance training are hailing the sessions as useful and beneficial to their farming practices. A total of 169 farmers,...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has committed its support to student entrepreneurs of the Papine High School in St. Andrew, following their call for approval of their personal-care products. Executive...

The Government has allocated funds for the construction of revetments in Buff Bay, Portland and Annotto Bay, St. Mary to protect the coastal towns from storm surges. The works will...

Local agro-processors and food and beverage manufacturers are being encouraged to explore the many prospects for exporting Jamaican food products. “We continue to see demand for ready to eat products,...

The Government has made letters of possession available for descendants of former sugar workers to give them security of tenure on the old Hampden sugarcane lands in Trelawny. Minister of...

Approximately $1.9 billion has been allocated to continue work under the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the provision are contained in the...

The Government has made a budgetary allocation of $406 million to commence the second phase of the Rehabilitation of Research Centres project in the agricultural sector in the upcoming fiscal...