BAMC and BWA reach agreement
Around 40 persons will be heading home from the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC). Word of this came on Wednesday afternoon, after a meeting between the management of that organi...
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Business loan applicants overlooking viable sectors
By Michron Robinson Agriculture is at the bottom rung in popularity for business owners who have applied for loans with the Barbados Trust Fund. And even though it is showing forth as a very via...
Agriculture sector moving forward despite challenges
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) continues to place the interests of the members first and has been engaging in the creation of new opportunities for the marketing of members’ p...
Barbados to benefit from joint UN, Mexico fund
Barbados is among 14 CARICOM countries that will design multiple projects to mobilize resources from international sources, which will allow them to improve the resilience and adaptation of their agri...
Managing pesticides under the microscope
Representatives from the Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC), will from tomorrow highlight advancements and identify priorities in the safe lifecycle management of pes...
Kellman does the Maths and St. Lucy is out ahead
St. Lucy should no longer be considered a parish behind God’s back but a leading parish in innovation in Barbados. During a Pie Corner, St. Lucy spot meeting, Minister of Housing and Democratic Lab...
Bid to boost agricultural and fisheries sectors
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development is conducting a skills needs assessment of the agriculture and fisheries sectors to identify the human resources and training nee...
PHOTOS: Youth participation at Agrofest hits new high
Teachers, parents, guardians and veteran farmers have not let down the organisers of Agrofest 2018. With the theme, ‘Youth: Farming the Future’, it was hoped that the number of young patrons and pa...
Pay less for Agrofest
The organisers of Agrofest 2018 have decided to lower entrance fees. The new entrance fees are: children’s tickets, $4 if purchased from the box offices and $6 at the gate; adult’s ticket...
Praedial larceny one of agriculture's greatest threats
Praedial larceny is a disincentive to the agricultural sector - one that causes havoc to farmers and costs governments money. Describing it also as a major constraint to the agricultural devel...