The Governments of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines give a resounding commitment to supporting and amplifying efforts to increase local production and export of agricultural produce.

In 2008 the European Partnership Agreement (EPA) was signed by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, obligations within the EPA included the establishment of a system of protection for intellectual property rights.

We lose up to 40% of our food crops, to plant pest and diseases.

More than 67 people from 22 countries participate in a hybrid way, as well as representatives of OSPESCA/SICA, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFMM), among others.

The Meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Suriname and was be followed immediately by the 4th Meeting of the Project Steering Committee of the project "Disposal of Obsolete pesticides including (POPS), Promotio

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis train farmers on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural

Check out this FAO Brochure in Dutch on safety and decent work in fisheries for Surinam: Bevordering van veiligheid en verbetering van arbeidsomstandigheden in de Surinaamse visserij door toepassing van internationale normen.

According to Dr. Renata Clarke, FAO’s Sub-regional Coordinator, “most people spend very little time thinking about food safety unless there is a crisis or a scandal of some sort.

FAO and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) teamed up recently to host a virtual Fish Silage for animal feed Workshop for 25 participants and stakeholders.

Through Phase 3 of the European Union-funded Programme for Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries, FAO collaborated with Saint Lucia’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (P

Guyana is the world’s largest producer of Atlantic Seabob, a commercially important shrimp that is caught from the Atlantic coast of the US all the way down to Brazil. In Guyana, Seabob is fished by both industrial trawlers and by artisanal fishers.

Delegates to share industry knowledge and experience on the implementation of policy, legal, and operational aspects of the management of pelagic fisheries on FADs

World Pulses Day will be celebrated around the globe on Thursday, February 10 with the COVID-19 pandemic still looming over our heads and impacting food security and supply chains.

Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) is the first country in the Caribbean to have carried out an individual food consumption survey using a tailor made software (myfood24) which collects information on what people eat and drink over the previous 24-hour period (2

Under this Resilient School Feeding Programmes sub-project in Trinidad and Tobago, one of the aims is to promote positive attitudes and awareness among children in learning how to grow healthy food for better nutrition and eat local produce. Pursuant to t

The manual which has been updated with the technical support of FAO, will improve agricultural practices, enhance commercial farming, solve day-to-day field problems and build sustainable farmer institutions able to address farmer’s needs and problems.

More than 200 professionals from the Caribbean will follow a four-week training course on international agreements on agriculture and international agrifood trade.

Queen Conch is the second most important fishery in the wider Caribbean basin with significant landings that support the consumption needs of local communities and provide a livelihood for fishers through national and internationally trade.

Technicians from 11 countries attended the Regional Workshop of the International Plant Protection Convention in Antigua.

Public and private sector stakeholders will gather for a week of trainings and to validate an upgrading strategy for strengthening the dasheen value chain