The project is part of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean.

For many, Jamaican ginger beer, ginger tea or ginger biscuits are a household staple. This Caribbean island has long had a global reputation for its excellent ginger, known for its potency and pungency – but the industry is being threatened.

 

21 farms in Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Grenada benefited under The Innovative Protected Cultivation Systems Project.

By Dr Yvette Diei Ouadi, Fishery and Aquaculture Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The waters of the Caribbean are home to certain commercially exploited aquatic species, notably queen conch and sharks, which are included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The Government of Barbados collaborates with partner organizations to train stakeholders in sweet potato best practices

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

El evento, que se realizó de forma híbrida y presencial, ocurrió la semana pasada en México. La red quedó conformada por 14 países de la región. 

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.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica (OTCA) suscribieron una carta de acuerdo para fomentar una cooperación efectiva entre los ocho países miembros de la región Amazónica con el objetivo de fortalecer la seguridad alimentaria y disminuir los niveles de pobreza en la población amazónica.

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 neede...