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

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

FAO's plant breeding training for Jamaica’s hot pepper industry enhances seed quality and sustainability, supporting a National Seed Certification System and strengthening value chain resilience across key agricultural parishes.”

Stakeholders discuss strategies for the future of food security and nutrition.

Hundreds of farmer families in Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines could benefit from strengthening their capacities to manage irrigation systems and equipment effectively.