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Aquaculture Gets Big Boost
January 31 2017
Fish-farming company Algix Jamaica is leading a resurgence of aquaculture in Jamaica and is exploring a plan to get most of the more than 2,000 acres of deserted fish ponds in Jamaica back in operation to expand its production capacity as it....[ Read More] -
UN agricultural agency says Caribbean can make hunger history
January 26 2017
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (CMC) — Head of the United Nations Food and Agricultural agency (FAO) José Graziano da Silva says Latin America and the Caribbean could become the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger,....[ Read More] -
Haiti - Agriculture : Michigan State University supports South-West
January 26 2017
The East Lansing school announced this week that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) focused on producing beans for food and household income in Haiti. Researchers are working to have 6,000 Haitian farmers in the Southwest receive....[ Read More] -
Processed foods drive surge in obesity rates in the Caribbean, says UN-backed report
January 20 2017
Countries should promote the sustainable production of fresh, safe and nutritious foods to counter overweight and obesity, which have greatly increased, especially among women and children, in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo: FAO NEW....[ Read More] -
Jamaica Confident About Reviving Pork Exports To Caricom
January 18 2017
Jamaica's meat companies are weighing a resumption of pork exports to Caribbean neighbours, but say it all depends on the reception from government agencies throughout the region and the harmonisation of standards. Pork exports from Jamaica....[ Read More] -
Agriculture Ministry’s clean seed programme gets boost
January 12 2017
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Agriculture JC Hutchinson (second right), listens as executive director, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Barton Clarke (third right) explains the purpose of a seed....[ Read More] -
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism successfully implements sanitary controls project
January 06 2017
BELIZE CITY, Belize -- The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has successfully completed the project “Capacity Building of regulatory and....[ Read More] -
Civil society ready to tackle climate change in 2017
January 05 2017
Port of Spain, January 5, 2017 – Five civil society organisations (CSOs) in Trinidad and Tobago are starting 2017 ready to tackle climate change through raising awareness, advocating for strong policies and action, and implementing....[ Read More] -
Jamaican Company Displacing Chinese Imports In Trinidad, Eastern Caribbean
December 30 2016
Jamaican chemical company Ag-Chem is making good on its promise to displace Chinese imports of agricultural chemicals and fertilisers in the Trinidadian and Eastern Caribbean markets. Ag-Chem was acquired by the Joe Pires-led Trinidadian outfit....[ Read More] -
Tree-planting organization reaches milestone, sees solution to Haiti’s deforestation
December 29 2016
Eight years since starting an international tree-planting mission, the Trees That Feed Foundation (TFFF) recently planted their 100,000th tree in Haiti, and sees a hopeful light for the country’s agricultural future following the....[ Read More] -
CANARI Welcomes New Staff!
December 21 2016
Port of Spain, December 12, 2016 - CANARI is pleased to announce the addition of four new members of staff; Nicole Brown, Akosua Dardaine Edwards, Natalie Boodram and Dara-Marie Raggay. Nicole and Akosua will be resuming their long-standing....[ Read More] -
SRC to produce more disease-free planting material
December 21 2016
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr Cliff Riley (right) and Acting Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris, discuss the process involved....[ Read More] -
Commentary: Cuba, a model of sustainable agriculture towards global food security
December 14 2016
By Debora Iozzi Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the tightening of the US embargo, the early 1990s saw Cuba facing a severe food crisis and a collapse of more than 30 percent of....[ Read More] -
IAEA Hosts Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Experts on Fight against Screwworm Pest
December 12 2016
Vienna, Austria -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting an expert meeting this week to discuss stepping up efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating insect pest that remains a....[ Read More] -
Call for regional approach to promote sustainable agricultural development in the Caribbean
December 11 2016
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, CMC – Delegates attending a major agricultural conference here have called for a regional approach in promoting sustainable agricultural development and trade in the Caribbean. On Saturday, the Washington-based....[ Read More] -
New variety of banana to be introduced to Dominica
December 08 2016
A new variety of banana will soon be introduced to Dominica. That’s according to representative of the Caribbean Agriculture Research and development Institute (CARDI), Dr. Gregory Robin. Speaking on Monday at a research results....[ Read More] -
At UN Biodiversity conference, new guidelines for agro-environmental policies in LAC
December 07 2016
6 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico - In an effort to combat the impacts of environmental degradation and promote sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change, FAO this week presented a set ofVoluntary guidelines for agro-environmental....[ Read More] -
Taking a Proactive Approach To Protecting Caribbean Agriculture Against Climate Change
November 07 2016
Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain, November 7, 2016 – One of the Caribbean’s most vulnerable states was once again hit again by the double-barrelled impact of a natural disaster and its intensified effects due to climate change.....[ Read More] -
Guyanese manufacturing executive gives Caribbean lessons on improving agriculture
October 28 2016
A top official of the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) largest rum producer on Wednesday recommended a raft of steps to help improve the growth and competitiveness of the region’s agricultural sector and overall business innovation.....[ Read More] -
ON THE RIGHT: Scarce water has economic cost
October 20 2016
Should Barbados fear economic fallout from the recent drought? The Caribbean region faces significant challenges in terms of drought. It has focused mainly on floods and storms, and so currently lacks effective governance, human resource....[ Read More]
