Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has denied that septic waste was dumped on farmland at Spencer’s, Christ Church, insisting the material was left nearby but not on cultivated land, and …

Barbados risks losing out on international trade opportunities unless it rapidly upgrades its testing and certification systems to meet global sanitary and phytosanitary standards, the head of Export Barbados has …

The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a ‘game-changing’ programme to feed livestock with grass pellets during the dry season when grass is difficult to source.   “We think that this …

A new climate-smart poultry system unveiled at Agrofest is being promoted as a practical tool to help strengthen food security and reduce household grocery costs. The landless farming solution, known …

Barbados’ 2026 sugar cane harvest is expected to begin within days, with the government moving to ensure factories and equipment are primed for the start of the crop season, Minister …

Barbados’ 2026 sugar cane harvest is expected to begin within days, with the government moving to ensure factories and equipment are primed for the start of the crop season, Minister …

Thousands of visitors, including hundreds of eager schoolchildren, poured into Queen’s Park on Friday for the opening of Agrofest 2026, where a mix of livestock, produce, craft and regional collaboration …

The 2026 staging of Agrofest got off to a smooth start on Friday as hundreds of patrons, farmers, exhibitors and schoolchildren converged in Queen’s Park for the official opening of …

Agrofest 2026 is “good to go”, according to president of the Barbados Agricultural Society, Henderson Williams, who gave the assurance following a ribbon cutting ceremony at Queen’s Park on Friday, …