AgricultureLocal News $800k boost for sheep farming revival by Sheria Brathwaite 21/03/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 4 min read 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 … Continue Reading 21/03/2025 0 comments 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 Barbadosโ sugar industry, Barbados TODAY can reveal exclusively. Co-op Energy insisted that the government still controls … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News $2m to revive farming, tackle food import dependence as CARICOM sets back target by Sheria Brathwaite 05/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 05/03/2025 The Ministry of Agriculture has pledged $2 million to revitalise agriculture and reduce food import dependence, even as CARICOM pushes back its target to cut the regional food import bill … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessLocal News Weighbridge glitch delays sugar harvest โby a day by Sheria Brathwaite 04/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 04/03/2025 A ย last-minute inspection of the weighbridge at Portvale Sugar Factory delayed the start of the 2025 sugarcane harvest, pushing back operations by a day Barbados TODAY can reveal. ย Despite … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Pineapple dreams: Students dig Into farming at Orange Hill by Sheria Brathwaite 02/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 02/03/2025 A group of eager students from Gordon Greenidge Primary swapped their classroom for the fields of a pineapple farm in Orange Hill, St James, where they got their hands dirty … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Youth Minister โvery impressedโ with products on offer at Agrofest by Barbados Today 23/02/2025 by Barbados Today 23/02/2025 Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith says heโs โvery impressedโ with the products on offer from the Barbadian contingent at Agrofest. Griffith spoke with members of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Sugar crop to begin soon despite unseasonal rainfall by Sheria Brathwaite 21/02/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/02/2025 With acres of sugarcane ripening across the island, the 2025 sugar cane harvest is set to begin on Monday, March 3, top industry officials have confirmed. The early start comes … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal News Poultry producer ups production as tourism surge strains food supply by Sheria Brathwaite 20/02/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 20/02/2025 One of Barbados’ largest poultry producers is embarking on a major expansion programme to ensure a consistent year-round supply of chicken for local consumers. Amir Juman, executive director of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
