Government to get assistance in cracking lethal yellowing disease in Jamaica
THE MALAYSIAN government is to assist the local coconut industry in combating the deadly lethal yellowing disease which has caused widespread destruction of large acreages of coconut trees on the island.
Yam Festival a hit in Albert Town
WALDERSTON, Manchester: The rustic charm of the rural community of Albert Town in southern Trelawny, came alive on Easter Monday as thousands of people converged on the small rural town for the annual yam festival.
Dela Haye - Farming with a Chinese twist
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: FIFTY-FOUR-YEAR-old Leroy Dela Haye is a farmer with a difference. Instead of the usual vegetables, he cultivates Chinese squash, a multi-coloured variety of callaloo, raddish, hairy melon, onions, winter melon...
Agri body pumps millions into irrigation project
THE AGRICULTURAL Support Services Project (ASSP), a four-year work programme within the Ministry of Agriculture and Land, has invested some $11.9 million with the Springfield Growers' Association, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.
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