Agriculture

The Barbados 4-H Foundation is seeking volunteers with technical expertise to help broaden its youth development programmes beyond traditional agriculture, Vice Chairman Osmond Harewood has said. He made the appeal …

The Barbados Agricultural Society has rejected suggestions that former chief executive James Paul was abruptly dismissed or deliberately locked out of a recent membership meeting. Amid mounting speculation, BAS President …

The government is to begin construction next month on a $220 million project to reclaim irrigation water from wastewater in a bid to support farming and protect the environment, the …

James Paul has retired as chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), ending a lengthy tenure during which he became one of the most recognisable voices on issues …

Fisherfolk at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex could have access to a fully operational ice machine within days, as the government continues efforts to maintain the ageing equipment while working towards …

Fisherfolk at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex have demanded urgent action after a six-week ice outage, high diesel prices and competition from imported fish severely disrupted operations and left many vessels …

Three years after signing historic agreements with the government to take over the management of the struggling sugar industry as a private operation, the cooperative involved said on Saturday it …

Technical teams are assessing what work and funding would be needed to restore haul-out facilities at Tent Bay after concerns about shoreline loss and repeated engineering failures were raised by …

Food production could come under growing pressure as a new climate report warns that Barbados may face moderate to severe drought for up to four months each year by mid-century, …