Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says sustaining increased banana and plantain production is critical to the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ initiative. Last year, banana and plantain...
Forest Technician at the Forestry Department, Sangie Minott (right), speaks with students about the entity’s role, during the St. Mary 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Expo on Tuesday (April 4). The...
A school garden programme was officially launched today (April 4) at the Randolph Lopez School of Hope in Kingston. The garden was established in partnership with the Jamaica Agricultural Society...
Jamaican students of agriculture and other disciplines are being encouraged to take advantage of the scholarship opportunities available for higher education studies in Brazil. During a recent courtesy call on...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at...
Farmers’ Month is being observed during April to celebrate the yeoman’s work of Jamaica’s cultivators. The official launch was held on Friday (March 31) at the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Onion farmers in St. Thomas, who have already produced two thirds of the national yield, will be receiving market support for their massive production. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon....
Jamaica, on Monday (March 27), received the first batch of animals under the Government’s Small Ruminant Development Programme. A total of 50 goats, including the Boer, Nubian and Kiko breeds,...
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