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PM Outlines Action Plan For Aid To Haiti And Bahamas
October 18 2016
The Honourable Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit, on Friday, outlined a plan of action to be taken by member states in aid of Haiti and the Bahamas. The Honourable Prime Minister held a press....[ Read More] -
25 Receive Training In Post-Harvest Treatment Of Dasheen
October 17 2016
Twenty-five agriculture industry personnel including exporters, pack-house operators and farmers are set to receive training in post-harvest treatment and handling and packaging of dasheen and other roots and tubers. This is the second in a....[ Read More] -
Spotlight On Youth Agri-preneurs
October 17 2016
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Monday October 17, 2016 – Organizers are putting the final touches on preparations for the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), the region’s premier agriculture event, to be held in the Cayman Islands....[ Read More] -
Here’s The Key To Reaching Zero Hunger In Latin America And The Caribbean
October 14 2016
By Orlando Milesi SANTIAGO, Chile, Friday October 14, 2016, IPS – Climate change is leading to major modifications in agricultural production in Latin America and the Caribbean, and if mitigation and adaptation measures of the....[ Read More] -
At least 300 schools in Haiti unusable; agricultural sector suffered extensive damage
October 12 2016
The death toll from Hurricane Matthew, which hit Haiti on October 4, continues to rise. Haiti is facing the greatest humanitarian emergency since the earthquake in 2010. The full extent of the damage remains unknown.....[ Read More] -
Students briefed on careers in agriculture
October 12 2016
Fifth form Agricultural Science and Business students of St Rose’s High School were addressed by Training Coordinator of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Benjamin Frank during a career discussion at the....[ Read More] -
New UN study calls for targeted agricultural policies, investments in rural areas in the Caribbean
October 01 2016
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1, CMC – A new United Nations reports says economic growth is not enough to eliminate poverty in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, urging governments to develop targeted policies and investments for....[ Read More] -
Chefs and policymakers champion local cuisine, agriculture potential in ACP islands
September 29 2016
“By importing so much food, small island developing states - SIDS - are basically exporting jobs”. This was the message of CTA Director Michael Hailu at the recently held Brussels Briefing on “Agribusiness development....[ Read More] -
Climate change: myth or reality for Caribbean tourism?
September 27 2016
By Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh Countries around the world are celebrating World Tourism Day under the theme ‘Tourism for all …Promoting universal accessibility’. This focus is quite fitting as the tourism industry, globally, is....[ Read More] -
Agro processors trained in roots and tuber packaging
September 27 2016
Dominica’s export-import agency (DEXIA) hopes that a two-day workshop for agro-processors will help improve their packaging capabilities to allow them to be export ready. The two-day workshop began on Monday September 26 with an....[ Read More] -
Cayman Hosts Caribbean Week of Agriculture Conference
September 21 2016
The fourteenth Annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), one of the Caribbean’s most significant Agriculture focused events, will be hosted in the Cayman Islands from 24-28 October, 2016 by the Ministry of Agriculture. The conference....[ Read More] -
Investing in the Future of the Caribbean means investing in Agriculture
September 21 2016
EU-INTRA-ACP APP TO HOST A TWO-DAY FORUM DISCUSSING THE WHO, WHAT, WHY AND HOW OF INVESTING IN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM AGRI-ENTERPRISES IN THE CARIBBEAN KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 21, 2016 – Most everyone probably agrees that farms....[ Read More] -
Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management: Prepare, Respond, Recover
September 19 2016
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, September 19, 2016 – “Climate has changed; climate will change and climate demands change”, said Dr. Michael Taylor, a Physicist at a Climate Studies Group in the Caribbean in 2012. He was right. Climate....[ Read More] -
FAO Highlights Increased Drought in Caribbean
September 17 2016
Recently, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a report on the impact of climate change on agriculture in the Caribbean region. The report found that the region is expected to see an increase in the intensity and....[ Read More] -
Farmers learn sustainability in small farming
September 14 2016
Thanks to the collaboration of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and CARICOM with funding by the European Union, Dominican farmers are....[ Read More] -
Bakery officially launches cassava bread
September 09 2016
BARBADIAN CONSUMERS HAVE access to a bread option which includes local ingredients. The Purity Wonder Blended Cassava Sandwich Bread was officially launched earlier today at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, St Michael with new branding, although it has....[ Read More] -
Changes coming to Food Promotion Unit
September 10 2016
THE Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) has been given a mandate to rebrand its Food Promotion Unit. Word of this has come from Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource....[ Read More] -
The Caribbean Is Running Out Of Coconuts
September 09 2016
At the worst possible time, the Caribbean is running short of one of its most emblematic products. Rich-world consumers have never been keener on the coconut. Starbucks wants the tropical fruit’s milk for lattes, Rihanna promotes its....[ Read More] -
Regional Agriculture Projects - Moving past ‘painful’ to ‘progressive’ collaboration
September 07 2016
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, September 2016 – Discussing the proceedings of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for an agriculture project in the Caribbean probably sounds like a dry subject. It conjures up images of bureaucrats....[ Read More] -
Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations looks to the future
September 07 2016
Port of Spain. September 7, 2016 - Leaders of the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO) met at a two-day performance and planning workshop to discuss and critically assess the CNFO’s performance since its formation....[ Read More]
