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Caribbean News

02/04/2025

Over 50 stakeholders from government, civil society,academia and farming communities gathered recently for the validation workshop of the‘ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Vulnerable Smallholders in CentralJamaica’ project, an initiative targeting small farmers across six central parishes.

26/03/2025

FAO launches new project on ‘Building effective Public-Private Partnerships for Production and Marketing of Sustainable Agricultural Products’ in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

21/03/2025
Belize is in the global spotlight as Louis Peña’s captivating image has been selected as one of five winning entries in the 2025 International Day of Forests Photo Contest, themed "Forests and Foods."
26/02/2025

Biological control agents can be produced locally to reduce pesticide use.

18/02/2025

Participants gained in-depth knowledge of the cocoa industry from experts to enable further growth and expansion.

11/02/2025
Strengthening Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Caribbean.
30/01/2024

The project will promote climate-smart technologies, strengthen value chains, and empower women and youth across eight countries in the region to enhance food security and livelihoods.

28/01/2025

Farmers and extension officers will engage in a three-day training, provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to encourage better production of the country’s hot peppers to increase yields and incomes.

14/11/2024

Through a collaborative effort between the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, pig farmers and technicians in Saint Lucia are gaining critical skills to safeguard and enhance the country’s pork industry.

27/12/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Canada are advancing efforts to transform agricultural value chains in Jamaica through the ‘Gender-responsive Climate-smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean’ (GCAF) project. From December 9 to ...

18/12/2024

The Organization, along with the Caribbean Network of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health (CaribVET) and the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) held a collaborative workshop for enhanced emergency preparedness in the Caribbean sub-region to support the region to bolster its preparedness capacity from a One Health perspective.

19/11/2024

Small-scale farmers are now more equipped to grow more food and improve their earnings.

21/11/2024

With FAO’s support, small-scale farmers are now better equipped to grow more food and improve their earnings.

25/11/2024

Extension officers better equipped to support local farmers to enhance their crop yields.

12/12/2024

Stakeholders gain knowledge on upcoming activities for the use of digital tools for efficient crop management.

14/11/2024

Supported by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, these efforts focus on soil and hydroponic cultivation, improved crop management, and technologies like protected structures to drive sustainable production of high-value crops.

14/11/2024

The experts have engaged in a series of field and classroom training to improve and increase production and yields. 

08/10/2024

RCI trained 130 individuals in the water-energy-food nexus and installed 44 solar-powered irrigation and hydroponics systems across the Caribbean.

04/11/2024

Organized by FAO and Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, the training underscored critical immunization methods, biosecurity, and livelihood support, focusing on rural and Indigenous producers. This initiative forms part of Belize’s agricultural resilience strategy, aligning with the national policy to enhance agricultural diversity, digitalization, and sustainable growth across rural communities.

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Marquita Sugrim

Communications Specialist

FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean
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BB11000 Christ Church
Barbados

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