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Expectant Mothers in Montego Bay Receive Weekly Supply of Milk
August 09 2016
Scores of expectant mothers, who attend the Type V Health Centre in Montego Bay, will receive a weekly supply of fresh cow’s milk from Island Dairies Limited. They are the beneficiaries of a programme aimed at enhancing the health of....[ Read More] -
Agriculture must be seen as a tool to tackle youth unemployment across Caribbean
August 06 2016
The push for more youths to join the agricultural sector resonated again yesterday when Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder made the pitch as he addressed the graduating class of 2016 of the Guyana School of Agriculture’s(GSA) 52nd prize....[ Read More] -
CTA director impressed with Denbigh
August 06 2016
Impressed with what he saw and heard over two days at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, Michael Hailu, director of the Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), has challenged organisers....[ Read More] -
Gov’t to Double Irrigated Lands
August 03 2016
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the Government will be expanding the hectares of irrigated land available to the farming sector. Mr. Holness, who was addressing yesterday’s (Aug.1) final day of the Denbigh....[ Read More] -
Climate Change Threatens The Basis Of Food Security In Latin America And The Caribbean: Agriculture
August 03 2016
The study was presented today at the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, as a key input to incorporate climate change management in the Plan for Food....[ Read More] -
Putting More Affordable, Local Food On The Plates Of Caribbean Residents
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, July 21st, 2016 – Stop at any roadside market in the Caribbean and you’re likely to be able to buy fresh mutton and goat meat. Despite the fact that CARICOM producers have difficultly competing with....[ Read More] -
Farm Up Jamaica Helping to Boost Local Agriculture
August 03 2016
Members of the Jamaican diaspora are increasing their contribution to the national growth agenda through Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL). A non-profit organisation, established in 2013, FUJL assists local farmers in the cultivation of organic....[ Read More] -
Gov’t pursuing organic agriculture
August 01 2016
The Government is pursuing the development of organic agriculture as part of the economic growth agenda. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries minister Karl Samuda, speaking at the official opening of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial....[ Read More] -
Agriculture will grow the economy, says Samuda
July 31 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda says the agricultural sector will grow the economy. “This is the ministry that is going to increase the level of growth in the country,”....[ Read More] -
Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh
July 29 2016
The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village, to be set up at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will focus on entrepreneurship among young farmers. The village, themed ‘My Dream: Agripreneurship’, is an....[ Read More] -
Gov’t to Increase Protection of Fishing Territory
July 28 2016
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to do more to safeguard the country’s territorial waters against poaching. He noted that Jamaica loses approximately US$10 million annually due to illegal fishing.....[ Read More] -
New plant varieties could revitalise coconut industry in Grenada
July 27 2016
ST GEORGE’S – With support from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 1500 Lethal Yellowing resistant coconut plantlets from Mexico have been added to Grenada’s coconut stock, as the....[ Read More] -
Rambharat wants more money for agriculture
July 27 2016
Determined to improve support for agriculture in rural communities, Minister of AgricultureClarence Rambharat yesterday said he will be asking for increased funding in the 2016/2017 Budget. He did not give a specific figure but said:....[ Read More] -
Multi-purpose Packhouses Officially Opened
July 27 2016
A better quality of fresh produce is expected to be exported now that two multi-purpose packhouses are operational. A ceremony was held on Friday, July 22nd to officially open DEXIA’s two multi-purpose packhouses. One packhouse is located....[ Read More] -
NCU to Offer Degree and Diploma Programmes in Agriculture
July 25 2016
The Northern Caribbean University (NCU) will be offering degree and diploma programmes in agriculture starting August 2016. The announcement was made by Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at NCU, Vincent Wright, during his....[ Read More] -
Year in review - National Farm Queen 2015
July 22 2016
It's not your normal pageant; the focus isn't beauty of face or body. Instead, it highlights the often overlooked intellectual side of the agricultural sector. Established by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in 1963 with the main....[ Read More] -
Hutchinson defends $300,000 agri spend
July 22 2016
William J.C. Hutchinson, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Fisheries and Agriculture, is defending his personal decision to use some $300,000 worth of taxpayers' money to date to clear farmland in North East St....[ Read More] -
Jamaica to resume mango exports to UK
July 22 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is to resume exporting mangoes to the United Kingdom this year after voluntarily suspending exports in 2014 when there was a spike in detentions due to pest contamination. In a release from the Ministry of....[ Read More] -
Banana Industry Rebounding in Several Parishes
July 22 2016
The banana industry is rebounding and generating employment in the parishes of St. James, Portland and St. Mary. According to Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson,....[ Read More] -
Gov’t targets agriculture production, marketing
July 20 2016
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-Operatives has initiated a drive to impact spur production amoung farmers. Hon. Ezechiel Joseph, Minister for Agriculture, has stated that the government is....[ Read More]
