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Secretary Vilsack Visits Puerto Rico to Talk Climate Change and Caribbean Agriculture
June 21 2016
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the Caribbean Climate Hub in Puerto Rico earlier this month to lead a roundtable discussions with local agricultural officials, farmers and ranchers, USDA agency leaders, economic investors, and....[ Read More] -
Programme Launched to Help Boost Jamaica’s Livestock
June 20 2016
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson has endorsed the Latin American Small Ruminants Programme and the Caribbean Small Ruminants Capacity Building Programme launched in....[ Read More] -
Farmers Want Help To Combat Spread Of Bamboo
June 16 2016
With bamboo plants rapidly taking over the hillsides in several central Hanover communities, veteran farmers in the parish are calling on the Ministry of Agriculture to partner with local farming organisations to curtail the invasion of what is....[ Read More] -
CARICOM focuses on disaster risk management in agriculture planning
June 15 2016
Natural hazards such as drought, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods have had devastating impacts on the socioeconomic and environmental landscape of the Caribbean within the last decade. The agriculture sector has not been spared this dislocation....[ Read More] -
USAID climate change project bolsters Dominica’s resilience
June 13 2016
ROSEAU, Dominica -- A United States government-funded climate change project in the Eastern Caribbean helped one community avoid major flooding during last year’s passage of Tropical Storm Erika and also provided Dominican farmers with....[ Read More] -
Caribbean running out of coconuts
June 04 2016
The Caribbean is not able to meet the growing global demand for coconut products, especially water - a situation not likely to be resolved any time soon. Stakeholders in the regional industry, who met in Jamaica last Thursday and Friday, noted....[ Read More] -
Environmentally friendly organic farm and public education programme coming to St Lucia
June 04 2016
CASTRIES St Lucia -- The Canaries community in Saint Lucia is to benefit from an organic farm, public education and job creation programme. Supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) in partnership with the ministries of agriculture and....[ Read More] -
$87-m boost for Denbigh show
June 03 2016
THE Jamaica Broilers Group, through its Hi-Pro brand, and Digicel have committed $87.5 million over the next three years to the annual three-day Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show 2016 to be held at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon....[ Read More] -
Jamaica to strengthen co-operation with Cuba
May 29 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaica is moving to strengthen co-operation with Cuba on key industries, such as agriculture and manufacturing, which can benefit both nations. Minister of industry, commerce, agriculture and fisheries, Karl Samuda,....[ Read More] -
Puerto Rico’s born-again farmers dig for victory in island’s debt battle
May 29 2016
Nelson Rosada has been a chef for 28 years. He takes pride in having crafted many extraordinary dishes. But, he claims, none have been as special as the food he now serves daily at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, on the north-east coast of Puerto....[ Read More] -
Agriculture Can Transform Jamaica’s Economy – Dr. Smith
May 21 2016
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Warren Smith, believes agriculture can potentially transform Jamaica’s economy into one that engenders growth and prosperity. The sector is one of two, deemed pivotal to the....[ Read More] -
GMOs Ruled Safe To Eat, But They Aren’t Solving World Hunger
May 19 2016
Genetically modified crops are as safe to eat as their conventional counterparts and have not been proven to negatively impact the environment, according to a highly anticipated report. However, the study finds the controversial....[ Read More] -
Guyana, St. Maarten exploring trade, tourism, large-scale agriculture
May 16 2016
Guyana and Dutch St. Maarten are exploring ways of establishing trade, mega farming, and tourism between the two countries, according to top officials. Guyana’s Director General of Tourism, Donald Sinclair floated the idea at....[ Read More] -
Agriculture minister announces cess reduction on local conch
May 11 2016
In order to encourage greater investment in the conch subsector, Agriculture Minister Karl Samuda says there will be a reduction in the cess on local conch from US$0.75 cents to US$0.50 cents per pound, this year. Samuda, who made the....[ Read More] -
Lennon High sustains itself with vibrant agriculture programme
May 09 2016
JAMAICA - Most Jamaicans will readily associate Lennon High with women’s football, particularly after the school successfully defended their title as champions of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association high school girls competition....[ Read More] -
Climate Change and Agriculture in the Americas
May 09 2016
The effects of climate change are putting farmers throughout the Latin American Caribbean to the test. From Guatemala to Puerto Rico, rising global temperatures and powerful El Niño oscillations have contributed to patterns of....[ Read More] -
Jamaica to buy farming equipment from Cuba
May 05 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- As part of efforts to strengthen the agricultural sector in Jamaica, the government will be acquiring durable equipment from Cuba, while also relying on Cuban expertise in greenhouse technology. Minister without....[ Read More] -
Coconut Industry presents opportunity for agro-processors
May 04 2016
Guyana has been promoting the coconut sector as an industry to capture the array of products including coconut water, virgin coconut oil, activated carbon and crafts that could be competitively produced. This was related by Dr. Oudho Homenauth,....[ Read More] -
Banana and Plantain Sensory Test Gets Consumer Feedback
May 04 2016
The Ministry of Agriculture, which has collaborated with the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to implement an integrated disease management program for the Black Sigatoka....[ Read More] -
Food fight with Castro spells trouble for biggest Florida crops
May 03 2016
Florida citrus farmer Dan Richey is worried about a Cuban fruit invasion. "They have a better climate than us and the same growing season," said Richey, who farms 4,000 acres of mostly grapefruit near Vero Beach. "They could become the low-cost....[ Read More]
