Agriculture

Farmers and vendors have welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s call for Massy Supermarkets to introduce formal contract buy-in arrangements with farmers, backed by a government pledge of $2m a quarter, …

Agricultural authorities are considering a possible ban or tighter controls on the importation and use of paraquat, the highly toxic weedkiller known by the trade name Gramoxone – more than …

National Summer Camp staff at the Haynesville Police Outpost say they have been surprised by how quickly young campers are grasping environmental concepts, as they use education to equip children …

Teen campers at the Bank Hall Church of the Nazarene summer camp are getting hands-on experience in hydroponic farming as they build an agricultural station they hope to take into …

FundAccess, in partnership with The University of the West Indies’ Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation (UWI CAGRI), recently celebrated the successful completion of the Broiler and Layer Management Workshops, …

A key figure in the fishing industry is warning that a proposed move to make insurance compulsory for all boat owners could force small operators out of business. President of …

Three fishermen are relieved to be among the first ten recipients of loans and grants to help cover the cost of rebuilding or replacing their boats, which were destroyed or …

The government’s drive to reduce the food import bill is being hampered by a lack of data from farmers on what they are planting, when crops are being planted and …

The agriculture and education ministries are joining forces to expand the school greenhouse programme, with plans to add 13 more structures to embed agriculture more deeply into the education system, …