16 September 2011, St. Johns, Antigua: The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment is pleased to announce that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-UN), as part of World Food Day 2011 Activities will be launching an International Essay Competition for Secondary Schools, under the theme, “ Food prices – [...]

IICA’s Director General Makes First Official Visit To Antigua, Courtesy Calls, Press Conference among the agenda
September 4, 2011; St. Johns, Antigua: Key agriculture development priorities are anticipated on the agenda of the Inter – American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Director General Victor M. Villalobos when meets with government officials, Monday to discuss, his [...]

31-Sept-2011, St. Johns Antigua: With the opening of school year, just around the corner, the Environment Division is of the view that students who participated in its Eco-Zone Summer Camp are now better equipped to practice adoptive sustainable environment management.
Environment Education Officer Arica Hill said, children representing the age group 5 to 11 years –old, [...]

Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:12  KINGSTON — Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has emphasised the need for small island developing nations, such as Jamaica, to establish standards, particularly in relation to food, to ensure their competitiveness in the global marketplace, as well as to safeguard the health and safety of consumers [...]

Agriculture Conducts Mopping After Irene
Mitigation and Adoptive Management Measures Proposed
25 August 2011, St. Johns, Antigua:  Officials within the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment are conducting its’ preliminary assessments of what toll  Tropical Storm Irene has left on the sector.
Director of Agriculture, Mr. Jedidiah Maxime said, this action must be swift given the [...]