The Potential of DigitalizationRegister hereBackground Paper & Tentative Programme The Vienna Food Safety Forum 2025 (VFSF) is a global forum supporting the transformation of agri-food systems through innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Taking place from June 10–12, 2025, this event will bring together practitioners, policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to discuss data-driven solutions that facilitate trade and improve public…

Agriculture
Pesticide residue violations result in significant financial losses for Asia’s agricultural exports, disproportionately affecting small-scale farmers who rely on trade for their livelihoods. To address this challenge, an STDF-funded regional initiative led by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) demonstrated how innovative biopesticide use—combined with conventional plant protection methods—can reduce residues and promote…
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a USD 7 million grant to launch a transformative agricultural project in Haiti’s Northwest Department (NWD). Building on the successes of the Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project (CBARDP), this new initiative aims to tackle ongoing challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, and increased vulnerability caused by political…
Background The Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) 2025 will take place on February 3, 2025, in Comayagua, Honduras. This event serves as a platform for dialogue to advance regional cooperation and reinforce commitments related to the CELAC Plan for food security, nutrition and the eradication…
Over the past months, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour have been working closely to revamp the hot pepper value chain. Crucial to this process is assessing the value chain and understanding the priorities for its development, including areas…
The Caribbean region is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, and the region has already begun to experience the devastating consequences of a warming world. Some of these environmental changes include rising sea levels, more intense hurricane seasons, and extended dry seasons resulting in reduced wet seasons. These effects directly impact Caribbean economies,…
The majority of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) have achieved key development milestones in the post-independence era, including relatively high human development indices and middle-income status. Nonetheless, BMCs continue to face significant socio-economic and climate challenges. These include low and variable economic growth; unsustainable debt and weak fiscal management; high unemployment;…
