
Saint Lucia sets sights on stepping up pork and ginger production
21/06/2023
Government stakeholders agree on advancing pork and ginger production and increasing access to these markets to reduce their imports.

FAO and Agriculture Ministry combine efforts to tackle Food Loss and Waste in Jamaica
22/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Mining conducted a technical workshop to coordinate national efforts and resources to manage food loss and waste (FLW) on June 7, 2023.

FAO strengthens capacities of small ruminant farmers and stakeholders in Grenada
19/12/2022
Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture World-Bank funded OECS Regional Agricultural Competitiveness Project, the training benefit 40 participants.

Six Primary Schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines get new vegetable gardens in support of the National School Feeding Programme
11/07/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministries of Agriculture and Education and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) initiated a programme in May 2022, which supported th

Over 40 climate experts from the Caribbean to be trained in the formulation of project proposals to access funds for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
16/07/2019
The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean are vulnerable and susceptible to natural disasters, and while some islands have experienced increased flooding due to rise in sea levels and, recurrent droughts and the increasing presence of sar

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12/08/2020
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Barbados, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago to benefit from By-Catch Fisheries Project
24/06/2022
The “Strategies, Technologies, and Social Solutions to manage By-catch in Tropical Large Marine Ecosystem Fisheries Project”, which will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Barbados, Guyana, Suriname and

Caribbean Rural Women from ten countries to strengthen the creation of social capital in farmer organizations
29/07/2022
Conflict management, gender equality, women empowerment, effective strategic communication design, and constructive dialogue with government counterparts and among Farmer organizations are some of the priorities agreed upon for CANROP’s action plan for th

Promoting a Sustainable School Feeding Programme in Suriname
18/10/2022
FAO and the Government of Mexico support the Government of Suriname with advancing its school feeding programme as part of the Resilient Caribbean Initiative.
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WECAFC Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group to discuss critical data availability
27/10/2020
The West Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) based in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) office in Bridgetown, Barbados is convening the second meeting of the Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group.

Food Hero Agnan “Busy” St Louis Beekeeper in Dominica
23/07/2021
Agnan “Busy” St. Louis starts his mornings before sunrise. With a fresh cup of coffee in hand, sweetened with honey from his farm, he sits on his patio at 5:30am to gather his thoughts and say his daily prayers. No day can start without this routine.

Belize launches sustainable and healthy school feeding program with FAO support
14/11/2022
The initiative benefits more than 400 children and is part of the work agenda of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO initiative "Cooperation for adaptation and resilience to climate change in the Caribbean."

Validation of potential rainwater harvesting sites on St. Kitts and Nevis will improve access to water
28/10/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Caribbean Development Bank, FAO’s Investment Centre, the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis validate sites to strengthen the resilience of the island’s wa

FAO and Mexico establish six school gardens in Belize to enhance children's nutrition and improve their learning environment
26/06/2023
Learning about nutrition, healthy eating and environmental sustainability is now a practical, hands-on experience for students in six schools across Belize, thanks to the installation of school gardens by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite

FAO trains Jamaican farmers on climate resilience
15/11/2022
The initiative was carried out jointly with government programs of Mexico and Jamaica.

Fish Aggregating Devices to take center stage at upcoming WECAFC Meeting
11/02/2022
The upcoming meeting of Joint Working Group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and The French National Institute for Ocean Sc

Dominica, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines chart a course for their dasheen value chain
21/02/2023
Stakeholders from all three countries are working to upgrade their dasheen value chains to increase production and access to local, regional, and extra-regional markets.

Extension Officers across the Caribbean trained in Farmer Field School
11/07/2023
Twenty-two officers are now equipped to help farmers adopt more ecosystem-friendly agricultural practices.

Over one hundred fisherfolks enhanced their safety at sea in Tobago through ICT Training
09/12/2019
The training sessions involved the use of three ICT devices most important to safety at sea for small scale fishers

Regional Fishery Management Plan
04/11/2020
Aimed at protecting stocks of Nassau Grouper and Mutton Snapper from fishing during spawning periods, the plan was an important discussion point of the meeting of The Working Group on Spawning Aggregations of WECAFC