AgricultureLocal News Sugar harvest ends with calls for greater efficiency by Emmanuel Joseph 07/06/2025 written by Emmanuel Joseph 5 min read The 2025 sugar harvest has ended with private cane farmers producing around 96 000 tonnes of cane, but industry leaders urged both field workers and the island’s sole sugar factory … Continue Reading 07/06/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Food terminal to break ground this year by Shanna Moore 05/06/2025 by Shanna Moore 05/06/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessLocal News Pioneering national institute launches to transform agriculture, inspire next-gen farmers by Shanna Moore 29/05/2025 by Shanna Moore 29/05/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Homestead project aims to empower women in farming by Sheria Brathwaite 28/05/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/05/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Ministry of Agriculture dismissed sugar storage video as misleading by Barbados Today 18/05/2025 by Barbados Today 18/05/2025 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, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal NewsYouth Growing Tomorrow’s Harvest to start at three schools by Shanna Moore 26/03/2025 by Shanna Moore 26/03/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News $800k boost for sheep farming revival by Sheria Brathwaite 21/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/03/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Blackbelly sheep project aims for million-strong flock by Sheria Brathwaite 20/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 20/03/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Co-op accuses govt of broken promises by Sheria Brathwaite 20/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 20/03/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Co-op Energy to pay $16 million investment to facilitate stalled sugar industry transition by Sheria Brathwaite 19/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/03/2025 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 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail