St. Vincent and the Grenadines bids farewell to outgoing Director General Of FAO
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 — Outgoing Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Dr. Jose Graziano de Silva will demit office later this year and the newly elected Director General will assume the much coveted office. Hon….
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FAO addresses gender inequalities in Caribbean farming
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean appears to fare well in global gender statistics, with a high Gender Parity Index (GPI) and good rankings reported in the most recent World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017….
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The financial burden of Sargassum on Caribbean fisher folk
From CARICOM (Barbados Today Guest Column)The massive influx of sargassum seaweed to Caribbean waters since 2011 has had a number of negative touch points on the fisheries value chain, resulting in a catastrophic hit to the livelihoods of Caribbean fisherfolk,…
Barbados: Caribbean Week of Agriculture starts Mon Oct 8
From Barbados GIS The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security will host theCaribbean Week of Agriculture, from Monday, October 8, to Friday, October 12, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC). During the week, there will be a number of…
Exploring nuclear technologies
Exploring nuclear technologies to foster agriculture sustainability in the Eastern Caribbean OECS Media Release Friday, June 8, 2018 — A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),), in response to a request from the OECS Commission to support the…
Latin America, Caribbean countries collaborate to eradicate hunger and malnutrition
BY ERNIE SEON From Jamaica Observer MONTEGO BAY, St James (CMC) — A much more concerted effort is underway to stem rising hunger and food security and eradicate all forms of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The…
CDB and FAO strengthen partnership with new agreement
March 6, 2018, Montego Bay, Jamaica – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen their partnership to help countries in the Region achieve key…
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Jamaica to Host FAO Regional Conference March 5 to 8
By Ainsworth Morris From Jamaica Information Service Story Highlights Jamaica will be hosting the 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean from March 5 to 8 at the Montego Bay…
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‘Rapid Response’ needed to hunger crisis in Latin America
From teleSUR TV Faulty food systems are responsible for the rise in poverty and poor nutrition across the Caribbean and Latin America, the FAO warns. More than 42 million people are suffering from hunger across Latin America and the Caribbean, the…
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Too Big To Ignore explores challenges to sustainable development of local fisheries
By Jewel Fraser From Sea Food Source Two years after FAO member states agreed to adopt a human rights-based approach to governing the small-scale fisheries in their countries, researchers invested in the development of small-scale fisheries have released a book…
