Jamaica’s 154,000 smallholder farmers occupy the majority of the country’s agricultural land area (440,000 hectares) and are the backbone of the Caribbean country’s agriculture sector. They are ...

Food is one of humanity’s most fundamental needs, transcending class, status, and background. It is the foundation of life, health, and national stability. In Jamaica the call to reboost agriculture ...

Jamaica is set to lead the region in agricultural innovation with the establishment of the Caribbean’s first IICA Fab Lab, a state-of-the-art space designed to drive research, technology adoption and ...

It was a high-level event when the Hon. Minister of Tourism for Jamaica addressed a meeting by the Jamaica Tourism Enhancement Fund for the launch of the Food Safety Manual. Jamaica’s small farmers ...

CROSS KEYS, Jamaica — Alance Wisdom got inside her home just in time to watch the ceiling of her front room collapse. As the rain rushed in, a violent wind ripped at the roof, piece by piece.

In the three weeks since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, with destructive winds of up to 185 miles per hour, authorities have been busy addressing immediate crises and assessing the damage. The ...