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Haiti - Agriculture : FAO promotes access to scientific knowledge in Haiti
July 20 2016
Since 2003, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has set up an online global search system on agriculture, called AGORA. Its main objective is to facilitate access for developing countries, to a wide range of documents in....[ Read More] -
Gov’t Forging Partnership to Source Tools for Farmers
July 20 2016
The Government is seeking to forge a partnership with local entity Caribbean Cable Company (CCC), to source tools and equipment for small farmers. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.....[ Read More] -
Stakeholders must work together to promote agriculture
July 20 2016
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Esworth Reid, has called for the cooperation of all stakeholders in the agricultural industries to come together to see that the sector bears....[ Read More] -
Two-day training on plant disease diagnosis
July 19 2016
A two day training on Plant Disease Diagnosis was conducted in the Department of Food, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine from July 13 to 14 to agricultural extension officers of Trinidad and Tobago.....[ Read More] -
Climate Change Could Destroy The Caribbean Economy
July 19 2016
For more than 38 years, farmer Jorge Rivera raised cattle in the small mountain municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. On his ranch, he had over 200 cows, mainly of the small, dairy producing Jersey breed. That was until last summer when the....[ Read More] -
Tourism, Agriculture ministries hosting October Coconut Festival
July 15 2016
Challenged, it seems, by a local, regional and international increase in demand for coconut and coconut products, the Ministry of Tourism has announced that it will hold the country’s inaugural Coconut Festival from October 16 to 23, 2016.....[ Read More] -
WEDNESDAY WOMAN: Tonya making the most of green bananas
July 13 2016
IN A QUEST to expand her knowledge and create something new, Tonya Ifill jumped at the idea of applying for a scholarship to attend the Guyana School of Agriculture in 2014. She pursued the one-year certificate in agro-processing and today she....[ Read More] -
100,000 Patrons Expected for Three-Day Denbigh Show
July 08 2016
More than 100,000 patrons are expected to attend the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show to be held from July 30 to August 1 in May Pen, Clarendon. JAS President, Norman Grant, informed that some 250 exhibitors will showcase their....[ Read More] -
Gracekennedy Commended for Setting up Plant in Hounslow
July 08 2016
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has hailed the work being done by GraceKennedy at its agro-processing plant in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth. Speaking....[ Read More] -
Cassava: another promising industry in Guyana
July 05 2016
Do you know that cassava can be stored in the ground for several seasons? This, coupled with being one of the highest value calorie foods, makes cassava one of the ideal crops for food security. This tropical root crop is a staple in Indigenous....[ Read More] -
YES focuses on agri-business
July 05 2016
BARBADOS - Create, innovate and make it happen! This is the theme of this year’s Camp Enterprise put on by the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES), promoting agri-business. The YES Manager, Selma Greene told Barbados TODAY the....[ Read More] -
Jamaican Farms Aiming For 40% Of Onion Market
June 29 2016
Three years ago, Jamaica was producing just six per cent of the onions consumed locally. Now it's meeting 10-12 per cent of demand, but that's still around a quarter of the levels agriculture officials aim to reach. The Ministry of....[ Read More] -
Opportunities in harvesting blackbelly sheep
June 28 2016
WE OFTEN SEE them frolicking around in green pastures and open spaces. Ranging in colour from light tan to dark mahogany red, with black facial stripes and legs, the Barbados Blackbelly sheep is a breed of domestic sheep indigenous....[ Read More] -
IICA course explores sustainable soil management
June 28 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — A senior official of the Inter- American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) says the use of organic matter to remediate degraded soils is part of plans by the international body to reverse the soil....[ Read More] -
Ministry seeks to revive banana industry
June 23 2016
JAMAICA - The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be working to ensure that the local banana industry returns to more prosperous days. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in charge of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon....[ Read More] -
Government has high hopes for new CFBC Agribusiness Management Programme
June 23 2016
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2016 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education in St. Kitts has welcomed the launch of the Agriculture Business Competency-based Programme to be administered by the local Clarence Fitzroy Bryant....[ Read More] -
Rice is Guyana’s major export to Brazil under preferential trade accord
June 23 2016
Rice has been making up the bulk of Guyana’s exports to Brazil under a preferential trade agreement mainly, the Foreign Relations Sectoral committee was told Thursday. Briefing the committee under the chairmanship of opposition....[ Read More] -
Campbell Says Agricultural Science Should Be Mandatory In High Schools
June 23 2016
Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture Dr Dayton Campbell says the government should make agricultural science a mandatory subject in high schools arguing that agriculture is more than just "tilling the soil". According to Campbell,....[ Read More] -
UN urges C’bean to prepare for increased drought
June 23 2016
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged the Caribbean to boost efforts to prepare for increased drought, stating that climate change is expected to increase the intensity....[ Read More] -
Go LuminAID
June 22 2016
Farmers now have an extra tool to help with farming efforts following power outages or natural disasters where they would otherwise be left in the dark for extended periods of time. This tool comes in the form of an inflatable solar-powered....[ Read More]
