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.

De acuerdo a la publicación “La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios”, las mujeres constituyen el 36% de los trabajadores del sistema agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe.

Las cifras de la región alcanzan un 11,3% mientras que la media global es de 4,3. El informe La Situación de las Mujeres en los Sistemas Agroalimentarios fue presentado en la sede regional de la Organización.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas par...

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá y República Dominicana serán beneficiados. La inversión para este programa proviene de recursos aportados por el BCIE, el Fondo Verde del Clima (FVC), y el cofinanciamiento de los países participantes.

Hoy finalizó la III Reunión Regional de Respuesta ante la Emergencia de Influenza Aviar Altamente Patógena (IAAP), instancia donde autoridades sanitarias de 10 países de la región, debatieron sobre cómo abordar la situación de esta enfermedad en los próximos meses.

Las autoridades sanita...

La Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) lanzó el nuevo sitio web “Mercados tradicionales de Alimentos en América Latina y el Caribe.

Esta nueva plataforma se dio a conocer a los representantes de más de 80 países del mundo presentes en el evento la...