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New Variety of Disease Resistant Banana Plants Available
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has launched a new variety of disease resistant and higher yielding bananas and plantains, which are expected to facilitate increased cost efficiencies by 30 per cent for local banana farmers.
Jamaica Looking to Boost Earnings from Cocoa Industry
Jamaica is seeking to boost cocoa production to put the industry on a solid footing and capitalise on the country’s reputation of being one of eight exclusive producers of fine or flavoured cocoa.
1,577 farmers registered in two days
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries along with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has registered 1,577 new farmers between the period April 12 and 18, the highest number to be recorded since the re-launch of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Programme.
Gov't Working to Combat Lethal Yellowing Disease
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) are using everything at their disposal, including research and replanting, to combat the lethal yellowing disease, which is threatening the livelihood of some 8,000 coconut farmers in Jamaica.
Cocoa Industry Board to Launch Cocoa Rural Re-Engineering Project
Jamaica's rural cocoa industry gets a much needed shot in the arm with the official launch of the "Re-Engineering the Cocoa Rural Economy through Agro-processing, Eco-Tourism & Entrepreneurship" Project (RECREATE), jointly funded by the European Union, through The European Union Banana Support Programme, and the Coffee Industry Board.
Forest Trek 2012
Forest Trek 2012 is a 12km hike from St. Peter’s to the Cinchona Botanical Gardens and back to the Clydesdale Estate in the Blue Mountains scheduled for Saturday April 21, 2012.
Fighting the berry borer infestation
THE COFFEE Industry Board (CIB) is stepping up its fight against berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) infestation with the help of a fungus (Beauveria bassiana), a natural enemy of the borer. It has undertaken a pilot project to determine the efficiency of the fungus (which is found locally) in controlling the borer's population, as well as establishing the conditions under which the fungus is most effective.
Top Agricultural Students Awarded
Three top Agricultural Studies students of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) were awarded prestigious American Scholarships by the President of the Ole Farmers Association of North America (OFANA),
Sweet Pepper Warning!!!
Members of the public are being asked to take heed in their purchase and consumption of Sweet Peppers, as a large quantity of the commodity was stolen from the farm of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Portland on Sunday (December 4).
Loans to Irish Potato and Onion Farmers
KINGSTON — The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has finalised arrangements for farmers to access low-cost loans for the production of Irish potatoes and onions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, who announced the initiative as he opened the 2011 Denbigh Agricultural Show on July 30, informed that the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the People’s Cooperative (PC) Bank have created a special pool of funds, with interest rate of six per cent, to on-lend to farmers to produce these crops.
