Cost of fishing study concluded for Caribbean states
Belize City, Friday, 24 February 2017 (CRFM)—A landmark study to look at the impacts of rising cost factors on fishing operations in the Caribbean has been concluded, and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in collaboration with FAO, will convene…
Latin America and the Caribbean can make hunger history – UN agricultural agency
From UN New 25 January 2017 – With continued and strengthened implementation of a regional food security plan, Latin America and the Caribbean could become the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger, the head of United Nations agricultural agency…
360 Million of 625M people are overweight in Latin America and Caribbean
From MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) 360 Million of 625 Million People Are Overweight in Latin America and Caribbean iCrowdNewswire – Jan 20, 2017 FAO acting regional representative Eve Crowley (C) during the launch of the Panorama of Food and Nutrition…
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CRFM and FAO plan fisheries data reform for the Caribbean
Belize City, Belize, Monday, 21 November 2016 (CRFM)—The coming of the digital age presents novel opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sector of the wider Caribbean to build a more robust data and information system that would augment the monitoring…
FAO and OECS host workshop to enhance intra-regional agriculture trade
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Agriculture leaders in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) convened for a two-day meeting in St Lucia last week to discuss viable options towards enhancing intra-regional trade of agricultural commodities in…
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Caribbean region must prepare for increased drought due to climate change
From einnews With irrigation use becoming more widespread in the Caribbean, countries’ fresh-water supplies will become increasingly important. 22 June 2016, Barbados – Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the Caribbean, so countries…
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Soil degradation threatens nutrition in Latin America
By Orlando Milesi and Marianela Jarroud From Inter Press Service News Agency SANTIAGO (IPS) – Curbing soil degradation is essential for ecological sustainability and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Everyone knows how important water is, but not…
UN agricultural agency and European Union step up efforts to combat illegal timber trade
13 May 2016 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) and the European Union (EU) will step up joint efforts to support tropical timber-producing countries in curbing illegal logging, improving forest governance and promoting the trade of legally sourced…
Cost of fishing in the Caribbean to be assessed under CRFM and FAO study
Belize City, Thursday, 5 May 2016 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is convening a meeting of fisheries experts to chart the course for a new study to look at the impacts of rising cost factors of fishing operations, such…
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New Year’s Day triplets for Cayman family Caymanians, Mark and Sheena Thompson, have three additions to their family when triplets were born, Alexa, Jenna and Emma. The babies weighed in at only 3lbs. 12ozs, 3lbs. 7ozs, and 3lbs 2ozs, respectively…
