Caribbean News

St Vincent and the Grenadines accelerates efforts to grow its hot pepper industry
28/02/2024
Building on the country’s plans to increase food production and trade, public and private sector stakeholders from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have identified two important crops for further development over the coming years.
Dasheen, a prime crop in the country, was first selected ...

CRFM Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group and EU-funded FISH4ACP initiative to collaborate on Atlantic seabob assessment
11/03/2024
A technical working group of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)—the Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CSWG)—will collaborate with the European Union-funded FISH4ACP project, private sector processors, and the Seabob Working Groups of Guyana and Suriname to convene a joi...
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FAO seeks to expand digital literacy in family farming in The Bahamas
27/12/2023
As part of the 1000 Digital Villages initiative, a program will be developed to improve the digital skills of producers on the island of Eleuthera.

Moored Fish Aggregating Devices (MFAD’s) take center stage at upcoming WECAFC/CRFM/JICA Meeting hosted by The Fisheries Division of the Commonwealth of Dominica
13/04/2023

The threat of extinction of sharks gathers delegates in WECAFC region for urgent talks
26/10/2021

Indigenous farmers from the villages of Matta and Powakka in Lelydrop, Suriname graduate from The Cassava Farmer Field School
10/11/2019

Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Development and Management (SLDM) Project in Guyana
25/05/2021
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Supporting safe and healthy work practices along the seabob value chain
27/04/2023

FAO and IICA Partnering to Build Climate Resilience During the Pandemic
28/08/2020

St Lucia moves to improve its coconut production
23/03/2023

Grenada looks to upgrade its seamoss and soursop sectors
01/06/2023

FAO Hooked on 24 Champions of Small-Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture
28/06/2022

Saint Lucia’s “finest” cocoa gets a significant boost to revitalize the sector
24/04/2023

Eight Caribbean Countries to strengthen food and nutrition security using Sustainable Soil Management and New Climate Resilient Technologies
29/07/2022

Insects, a future source of valuable animal feed in the Caribbean
02/03/2022

Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Tools for enhanced climate resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the priority items during World Water Week
07/09/2022

Buzzing Barbados into the Honey Industry
14/03/2020

Harnessing new technologies to rebuild an industry
26/08/2021

FAO trained farmers in the Caribbean on protected cultivation systems based on local conditions
21/11/2022

Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the wider Caribbean
06/06/2023
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