Additional 3,000 hectares of land to have access to irrigation
NEARLY 3,000 hectares of farmlands are expected to have access to irrigation as the Ministry of Agriculture and Land spends more than $2 billion to put into operation seven irrigation schemes over the next five years.
Bee farmers establish honey bottling plant
LINSTEAD, St Catherine: THE ALL-Island Bee Farmers Association has established a honey bottling plant that has a capacity to fill up to 14,000 bottles in eight hours, as part of efforts to boost honey production for the local and international markets.
Jamaican-owned juice company lauded
WELSH'S FIRST Minister, Rhodri Morgan, has praised the Jamaican-owned Serious Food Company (formerly Sunjuice), on its expansion programme, which has helped to create jobs in Wales. Based in Llantrisant South Wales, the company, which is a wholly owned...
EU reaffirms commitment to fund banana programme
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to further fund the Banana Support Programme which is aimed at improving banana production and promote diversification in the traditional banana-growing areas of the island.
$35,000 to control small hive beetle
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture and Land, has allocated $35,000 through its Apiculture Unit, for the acquisition of traps to control the small hive beetle, a pest which attacks bee hives. Hugh Smith, senior plant protection officer in the Apiculture Unit...
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