1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (898+ words) Even as rebate programmes remain available to dairy farmers, calls are growing for the system to be modernised amid concerns over declining cattle genetics and the need for stronger collaboration among farmers and agricultural stakeholders. Farmers, government officials and other…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (868+ words) Farmers and agricultural experts are warning that worsening heat and drought conditions are already affecting milk production and could threaten the long-term sustainability of Barbados" dairy industry if climate adaptation measures are not urgently implemented. As Barbados prepares to transition…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (586+ words) Barbados" sugar cane industry cannot be easily divorced from our economy so matter how many other competing revenue generators are developed. The sector is simply too deeply interconnected to some of the worst parts of the island"s history of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (511+ words) As part of efforts to bolster the island's food security and slash its massive food import bill, government has officially launched a major agricultural project....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (436+ words) In a major step towards building agricultural resilience and safeguarding food security, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and beekeepers launched a major six-month project to introduce managed honeybee pollination services into mainstream Barbadian farming. The initiative comes…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (804+ words) Barbados produces only a tiny fraction of the honey it consumes, prompting a senior agriculture official to urge the country to urgently expand its pool of commercial beekeepers, reduce its 95 per cent reliance on imported honey and unlock growth in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (825+ words) BEPPA President Stephen Layne says importation is the only solution at this time. The country's main poultry industry body has expressed surprise at a processor's move to recruit small farmers directly, even as it signalled willingness to collaborate on expanding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (426+ words) Barbados must urgently pivot to an export-driven economy, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has warned, telling manufacturers they must "innovate, aggregate, and pivot immediately" or risk falling permanently behind....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (251+ words) In a major move to boost local food security and protect vulnerable agricultural workers, Fasons Foods, the producer of Amir's Chicken, has announced a new initiative targeting small-scale poultry farmers across Barbados. The company recently upgraded its poultry processing plant…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (544+ words) Fish sales at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex have slowed dramatically, with rows of idle boats lining the dock as frustrated fishermen struggle for ice and answers....