Dreams parched on farm land
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: IF YOU had spoken to Neville Rowe 12 years ago, he would have shared with you his excitement for farming. It was that bundle of excitement that encouraged him in the mid-1980s to start growing cauliflower...
Agri Ministry to spend millions on insurance feasibility study
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture is to spend US$800,000 ($50 million) on a study to determine the feasibility of providing insurance coverage for the island's agricultural sector. The study forms part of efforts by the Government...
New health plan for farmers launched
ANOTHER INSURANCE facility for the island's farmers has been launched. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson last week Thursday officially unveiled the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS)/Excel Insurance Brokers Farmers Plus insurance plan...
Fisherfolk benefit from training in seamanship
SOME 90 fisherfolk from the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine have been equipped with new skills to enhance their livelihood, having benefited from a three-day training seminar on 'Safe Seamanship and Environmental Management'.
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