For many, Jamaican ginger beer, ginger tea or ginger biscuits are a household staple. This Caribbean island has long had a global reputation for its excellent ginger, known for its potency and pungency – but the industry is being threatened.

21 farms in Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Grenada benefited under The Innovative Protected Cultivation Systems Project.

By Dr Yvette Diei Ouadi, Fishery and Aquaculture Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The WECAFC Regional Working Group will gather from 8-9 September 2020 to set a strategic direction for the effective fight against Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and under the Mexico – CARICOM – FAO Initiative Cooperation for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Caribbean (Resilient Caribbean Initiative), is currently implementing a Wa

The WECAFC Regional Working Group will gather from 8-9 September 2020 to set a strategic direction for the effective fight against Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) hosted the first Regional Women in Fisheries Forum to celebrate the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture.

November 27, 2023 - Bridgetown, Barbados – Grenada remains the only Caribbean country with approval to export fresh soursop to the United States market. Despite this position, low production is among the issues preventing the consistent export of high-quality soursop in the volumes needed to m...

High-level delegates and attendees can expect numerous engaging and informative sessions from the FAO team.

FAO in collaboration with the Free University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has developed a Monitoring and Evaluation framework to analyse the impact of the water-energy-food nexus interventions on food security and resource efficiency in agric

FAO in collaboration with the Bureau of Gender Affairs Dominica conducted a gender mainstreaming workshop to advance gender equality, towards fostering an environment where women and men in agriculture have equal opportunities, rights, and access to resou

FAO, in collaboration, with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Ministry of Education and The University of The Bahamas, Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute conducted a nutrition sensitive menu planning and meal preparation training under t