Farmers use technology to increase production
TWO YEARS ago Doreen Williams would have been satisfied with reaping five tons of carrots per acre on her farm in Munroe, St Elizabeth. Today she reaps 15 tons per acre as a result of techniques learned through the Jamaica Business Recovery Project...
Food security at risk with preferential trade ending
REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL and food experts warn that the removal of preferential trade agreements could result in food insecurity for the more than six million people in the Caribbean.
MoU signed to test ackee
THE BUREAU of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and Northern Caribbean University (NCU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to carry out tests to determine the cause of the high hypoglycin levels in local ackees.
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