The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently donated two portable high-tech soil scanners and access to the software license to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, and Fisheries in Antigua and Barbuda aimed to boost the health of plant and productivity of the agricultural sector.  Following the donation, FAO worked closely with…

Over 80 representatives from farmers’ organizations, public institutions, development partners, and academia gathered in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to mark the closing of the Caribbean component of the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Programme (FO4ACP). After four years of implementation, the programme concluded with a strong message: organized family farming is essential for sustainable…

Enhancing the sustainability of the fisheries sector in the Caribbean with the use of innovative tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, remote sensing by satellites and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were the focus of the webinar of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held on May 12, 2025. Twenty-nine participants…

Para, April 25, 2025 – During an atmospheric ceremony at Marthiland, the official closing of the Suriname Agriculture Market Access Project (SAMAP) took place today. Since 2018, SAMAP has made significant strides in strengthening Suriname's agricultural sector, and today we not only looked back at the results achieved, but also looked ahead to the future…

 The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) wishes to address recent media reports circulating in Trinidad and Tobago regarding an infestation of millipedes. We would like to clarify that the information being circulated pertains to Grenada, not Trinidad and Tobago. Millipedes are naturally occurring in tropical environments, thriving in moist habitats or areas with…