During the 9-month training, farmers received critical information on cassava development including the latest information on varieties and yield-boosting production technologies as well as on consumer and market potential for cassava and its by-products.

Known for growing one of the most pungent and potent ginger varieties in the world, Jamaica is seeking to develop the sister root, turmeric based on the success with technologies used for re-developing Jamaica’s ginger industry. Presently, almost 90% of t

In celebration of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV), FAO challenges you to share your relationship with fruits and vegetables and to raise awareness on the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition

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 event took place last week in Mexico and was hybrid and face-to-face. Fourteen countries in the region formed the network.

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.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote practical cooperation among the eight member countries of the Amazon region, to strengthen food security and reduce poverty among the Amazon population. 

The Resilient School Feeding Programme has increased access to healthy schools meals for students across Belize, while cultivating a learning environment that places sustainability, food security and nutrition at its core.

The WECAFC Commission established in 1973 serves primarily to promote effective conservation, management and development of living marine resources throughout the Western Central Atlantic region.

Consumers and producers may see an increase in cherries on the local market, thanks to an intervention by the FAO, in collaboration with the Government of Guyana.

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

January 26, 2017, Dominican Republic - The Heads of State and Government of the countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) approved the gender strategy of thei...

The displacement of the population, related to violence, could cause a disruption of local food markets and lead the country to disastrous levels of hunger, according to the latest repor by the government of Haiti, FAO and WFP.

The second edition of the Mano de la Mano Investment Forum seeks to bolster both public and private investment in strategic areas of agri-food systems within the framework of the World Food Forum.