New Water Energy Food Nexus E-Course for Caribbean Resilience

The Resilient Caribbean Initiative (RCI), a collaborative effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive e-course titled "The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus: Building Resilience in the Caribbean." The course was launched on Wednesday 5…

ByAdminApril 11, 20250Comments

Agriculture Learning

Vienna Food Safety Forum 2025 (VFSF) – The Potential of Digitalization

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…

ByAdminApril 11, 20250Comments

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‘Youth important to achieving food security goals’ – CARICOM ASG (ag) at High School Agriculture Video Competition awards ceremony

Youth in agriculture took centre stage on Tuesday 28 January as the winners of the CARICOM High School Agriculture Video Competition 2024 were recognised for their interest and submissions. Georgetown High School of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Mopan Technical High School of Belize, and Pleasantville Secondary School of Trinidad and Tobago, won first, second…

ByAdminMarch 22, 202557Comments

Learning

FAO workshop aimed to enhance Grenada’s production of premium, high-quality cocoa

Grenada, famously known as the “Spice Isle,” is making significant inroads to improve the quality of its “Trinitario” cocoa and cocoa products. This was the main objective behind the five-day training workshop on cocoa agronomy, post-harvest processing, and sensory analysis from January 20-24, 2025, the collaborative effort of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

ByAdminMarch 22, 20250Comments

Agriculture Learning

Agriculture Pt. 1 “Planting the Seeds of Food Security”

ByAdminMarch 22, 20250Comments

Agriculture Learning

Caribbean Solutions to Combatting Climate Change

ByAdminJanuary 31, 20252Comments

Agriculture Learning

The Caribbean Climate Hub’s Climate Adaptation Guides for Tropical Agriculture and Forestry

ByAdminJanuary 31, 20253Comments

Learning

An Introduction to the USDA’s Climate Hub Network – Session 1

ByAdminJanuary 22, 20252Comments

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Mainstreaming island climate resilience – It’s about people: their perspectives, preparedness and practices

From 3rd to 5th July, a group from Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago met to exchange experiences, learn lessons and discuss ‘what next’ in ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) at a Symposium marking the closing process of a climate action project. This project, to strengthen coastal and marine ecosystem climate resilience using EbA and nature-based…

ByAdminJanuary 21, 20252Comments

Horticulture Learning

Farmers successfully complete White Potato Farmers Field School

Photo courtesy: WUSC Caribbean (Facebook) On 29th May, 2024, 18 farmers from the Eastern Agricultural District successfully graduated from the White Potato Production (Crop Management and Husbandry) Farmers Field School in Dominica. The Field School was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy (MoAFBGE) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development…

ByAdminNovember 7, 20244Comments

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