AgricultureLocal NewsNews BAMC operations divested by Barbados Today 24/12/2023 written by Barbados Today 2 min read Following almost five months of discussions between the Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society Ltd (CoopEnergy Barbados) and the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) regarding the government’s planned divestment of assets, … Continue Reading 24/12/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal NewsNews Final day of BAMC operations by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2023 Scores of sugar workers are collecting their green papers at the Portvale Sugar Factory in Blowers, St James this morning. The process started just after 9a.m. and is being done … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AfricaAgricultureAsiaClimate ChangeNewsWorld Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia by Barbados Today 20/11/2023 by Barbados Today 20/11/2023 AP – Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureNews BAS warns of shortage of local produce this Christmas by Sheria Brathwaite 07/11/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 07/11/2023 Significant weather events are continuing to negatively impact the agriculture sector and officials are predicting that the current shortages of six to eight-week crops and other produce will extend into … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureGuyanaNewsRegional Guyana to partner with Canada on technological advancements by Barbados Today 22/10/2023 by Barbados Today 22/10/2023 CMC – President of Guyana Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that the country will partner with Canada to develop a framework to provide training to young people in various … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal NewsNews Senator: Strong technology push needed for agricultural sector by Sheria Brathwaite 21/10/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/10/2023 In order for Barbados’ agricultural sector to grow by leaps and bounds there needs to be strong investment in technology and opportunities for the youth. This was the main sentiment … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal NewsNews Tensions rise over BEPPA AGM block and inadequate chicks for market by Sheria Brathwaite 19/10/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/10/2023 Tensions and tempers flared among the nation’s egg and poultry farmers on Wednesday as new members were blocked from the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA) annual general meeting … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEnvironmentLocal NewsNews Water not enough for large-scale food production, says BWA official by Barbados Today 17/10/2023 by Barbados Today 17/10/2023 Barbados does not have enough water to support large-scale food production, the management of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has confirmed. During a presentation at the launch of the Grow … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureLocal NewsNews Weir, BAS boss differ on how to get idle lands into production by Sheria Brathwaite 17/10/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 17/10/2023 Weir, BAS boss differ on how to get idle lands into production By Sheria Brathwaite Large landowners who continue to allow fertile land to lie idle could soon be facing … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEducationLocal NewsNewsSchoolYouth Blackman and Gollop Primary students have fun learning experience on World Food Day by Sheria Brathwaite 17/10/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 17/10/2023 Blackman and Gollop Primary students have fun learning experience on World Food Day By Sheria Brathwaite Students at the Blackman and Gollop Primary School commemorated World Food Day on Monday … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
