Agriculture

Mutated Plant Disease Threatens The Region’s Banana Production

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Plant protection officials in the Caribbean are scrambling to prevent the spread of a new race of a plant disease that has made its...

Ministry Of Agriculture Outlines The Importance of Farmers` Preparedness for Storms/Hurricane

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The 2019 Hurricane Season seems to be not only active but ferocious, and as such, residents must have strategies in place to protect life...

Deputy Director of Agriculture Participates In A Training Course in Uruguay

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Projects Coordinator and Deputy Director of Agriculture, Mr. Gregory Bailey participated in a training course which was held in Uruguay earlier this month. The Latin America...

Local Farmer Appeals To Colleagues To Continuously Educate Themselves In Farming Techniques

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, Mr. Colin O’Keiffe, visited Adolph and Tricia Audain’s farm located in Christian Valley earlier this...

The Fisheries Division Tackles Illegal Fishing Net Situation

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The Fisheries Division within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, has responded to reports made by some fishermen about an unattended fishing...

Minister of Agriculture Gives ‘Thumbs Up’ For PiAngoFest

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, Hon. Dean Jonas has been given the ‘thumbs up’ for this past weekend’s PineappleMango Fest (PiAngoFest) which...

Nzingha Makes Her Check List For PiAngoFest

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Nzingha of Nzingha’s Greenhouse is a Farmer/Agro-processor who will be present at this year’s PineappleMango Fest (PiAngoFest) and she is excited about the event in...

Granma Aki Plans To Roll Out A New Sauce At PiAngoFest

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Well known Agro- processor Gramma Aki, started her business with just teas twenty some (20) years ago and now, her business has evolved so...

A Mango Farmer preps for PiAngoFest

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Mr. Johnson Southwell, a Mango Farmer from Old Road who has his farm in Orange Valley, is usually in attendance at Mango Fest over...

First-time PiAngoFest Vendors speaks of her plans

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Twelve years ago while walking in the rain with a friend and picking up a tamarind and experimenting with it,  has jump-started Co-owner of...

A local Agro-processor underscores the importance of Agro-processors in food nutrition and security

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Co – founder and Operator of Cice Delights,  Dr. Saran King, will be one of the many vendors present at this year’s PineappleMangoFest  (PiAngoFest)...

Ministry of Agriculture gets first runner-up in Business Float segment of carnival parade

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs` participation in the Business Float Segment of the Opening and Closing of Carnival Parade 2019, earned the...

Veteran Farmer Hopeful Of Reduction In Food Import Bill

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A Farmer at Christian Valley, Bernard Nicholas, has been involved the Agriculture Industry for about thirty (30) years. He first started out as a Beekeeper...