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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling for supermarket suppliers to reduce food imports and promote more home-grown produce.

“I’m not here saying that we must not import. The nature of our economy is that we have to import but… we have to be more strategic in our imports. We don’t need to import everything, especially when we can produce it right here in Jamaica,” he said.

“We need to eat less processed, imported foods and more homegrown foods – yams, carrots, and tomatoes. It must come from the farm to the fork,” the Prime Minister added, while addressing...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, on Friday (March 6), launched the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme.

The launch was held at the Wakefield Primary and Infant School which is one of the two institutions in the parish where the project is being initially rolled out, the other being Wait-A-Bit Primary School.

The programme aims to demonstrate good agricultural practices to students, particularly in the area of climate smart agriculture.

Additionally, schools will serve as training...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the proposed US$1-billion dollar Sugar Cane Bay Jamaica multi-resort development in Llandovery, St. Ann, presents significant investment opportunities for farmers in the parish and the wider country.

Speaking at the ceremony to break ground on February 28, Mr. Green indicated that the Ministry, through its agro business council, aims to bring together a team from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Tourism...