Agriculture

The regional food terminal aimed at boosting food security and trade across the Caribbean is expected to break ground in Barbados later this year. Acting Chief Agricultural Officer Michael James …

Barbados is set to revolutionise its food and farming with the launch of a pioneering national institute aimed at boosting domestic production, combating the climate crisis, and creating new career …

A new grassroots initiative in St John is breaking ground for women in agriculture, offering hands-on science education and mentorship to build both food security and community resilience.   Dubbed …

The Ministry of Agriculture has dismissed as ‘misleading’ a video circulating on social media of operations at the Portvale Sugar Factory. The video, which shows sugar stored outside the factory, …

The Growing Tomorrow’s Harvest program was officially launched on Wednesday at Grantley Adams Memorial School, introducing a hands-on gardening project that puts students at the centre of the fight against …

The government has launched an ambitious $800 000 programme to transform agriculture through the revival of indigenous Blackbelly sheep farming, with plans to protect the breed’s unique genetic heritage while …

The ambitious goal of expanding the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep industry to a population of one million sheep remains viable despite public scepticism, according to Dr Leroy McClean, consultant for the …

The Barbados Sustainable Energy Co-operative (Co-op Energy) has accused the government of reneging on key commitments in the sugar industry divestment deal, leaving the $16m investment plan in limbo and …

Mere weeks into the 2025 sugarcane harvest, uncertainty prevails over the true ownership of Barbados’ sugar industry, Barbados TODAY can reveal exclusively. Co-op Energy insisted that the government still controls …