With Jamaica Moves taking the country by storm more Jamaicans are becoming active and eating healthier meals. This has created many opportunities for local agro business owners and manufacturers to exploit, specifically in the creation of healthier food items to meet the local demand. As such The Scientific Research Council (SRC) recently acquired new equipment, to help improve its product...

After spending months, preparing the land and planting crops, 47 farmers in Flagaman St Elizabeth, lost not only their crops but also farming equipment in a fire in the area recently. The Rural Agricultural Development Authority RADA estimates the damages at over 45 million dollars. However, work is now underway to help the farmers get on the road to recovery. Minister without Portfolio...

Plans are in motion by the Government to lobby the United States Government to lead the way in legitimize the treatment of licensed cannabis growers and processors in its correspondent banking infrastructure with US Banks. While marijuana is legally available in some form in several American states most US banks do not handle money earned from the cannabis industry for fear...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) that has been working with cannabis based organisations, has granted 54 licences to date and will soon have the authority to grant export permits. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw says once the regulation is established, Jamaica will be one of 10 countries in the world with an export regime.

The Ministry of Agriculture is looking to revise its original target of 5 million fruit trees to 15 million, based on Ethiopia’s model of 353 million trees in being planted in 12 hours. According to the CNN, that tree planting exercise, done on July 29, was part of a wider reforestation campaign dubbed Green Legacy, and was spearheaded by the country's...

Plans are advancing for the establishment of a Home Grown School feeding programme in the country. In June, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw travelled to Rome to discuss the matter with international agriculture stakeholders.

As part of efforts to boost the country’s food security, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is seeking to implement sustainable water- harvesting techniques in the sector. Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson says the Authority has conducted an audit of the island’s public water catchment facilities, with the objective of putting them back into service.