How the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) and the strengthening of legal forest production will improve food security in Guyana?

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Global Affairs Canada, recently hosted a webinar aimed at sensitizing practitioners in the Caribbean on gender mainstreaming met

It is a fact. To survive, we need healthy soil as all of our fruits and vegetables comes from this important source.

The Government of Grenada is actively engaged in developing its seamoss industry to reach its potential through a collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aimed at strengthening the value chain for seamoss and e

With the financial cooperation of the Government of Mexico, the Resilient Caribbean Initiative supports Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to build social, economic, and climate resilience.

Fishing is considered as one of the most dangerous professions with fatality rates worldwide and the Caribbean is no exception.

The recently held WECAFC’s 17th Session in Miami, USA from July 15-18 2019 achieved a major breakthrough in the transformation of the Commission along with members endorsing prominent instruments and making recommendations to further the regional governan

By Agustin Zimmermann, FAO Representative in Ecuador

FAO is working with partners and stakeholders to roll out a project aimed at rearing insects as a locally produced alternative feed source for animals in the Caribbean

Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago are among 8 countries to receive financial support from the GEF.

The local forests in Saint Lucia are critical to the tourism sector, food and agriculture resources, biodiversity, water resources and the livelihoods of many of its rural residents, among others.

The substantial demand for tuna among sushi and sashimi lovers mainly in North America has been the driving force behind the development of tuna fisheries in the Caribbean region for exports.

FAO in collaboration with the Governments of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will meet to launch a cluster of regional projects that aim to boost local production and export of agricultural produce.

Over 30 young students were taught the value and importance of preserving a local river for a better life

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, recently teamed up with the Government of Mexico to train (8) fishers in Food Safety.

Representatives from 14 Caribbean countries and forestry experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the US Forest Service met this week for the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2025 sub-regional workshop for the Caribbean in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the premises of the United Nations House.

Financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) assists Belize to respond to the challenges of climate change in the coastal zone and fisheries sector

The training workshop, the first of its kind in Barbados, will be conducted by Mr Gustavo Wicki, an Aquaculture Engineer who holds a Masters in Aquaculture and is Chief of Argentine National Aquaculture Center (CENADAC) in Argentina.

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy in Barbados and The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Adams Aquafarm are officially launching the first Aquaponics Demonstration Farm in Barbados.

The ‘Aquaponics Business Plan’ course guided more than fifty participants from Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago through business plan development, market research, financial man