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Making From “Black Gold to Green Fields” a Reality
In an April 2023 article by Terrence Blackman and Carolyn Walcott, “From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth...
The state of horticulture in the Caribbean
With ever scarcer resources, prices of fertilizers and energy spiking recently, doing more with less has become paramount when it comes to growing...
Regional stakeholders participate in resilient coconut production training
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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...
Five key points to understand sustainable livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean
According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the region hosts 28% of global animal production and...
Developing a sustainable Cascarilla industry in the Bahamas
The Government of Bahamas is on the move to sustainably expand the production of Cascarilla (Croton eluteria) and grow new businesses around this...
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...
Regional symposium on the control and management of the South American Palm Weevil shares experiences from the Latin America and Caribbean countries
On 17 April, 2024 the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) hosted a Regional Symposium on Red Ring Disease and South American...
Advancing agricultural trade reforms: Latin American contributions to the multilateral trading system
Multilateral trade negotiations over agriculture present a complex set of challenges: Finding a balance between the diverse interests and positions of the 164...
Farming communities to benefit from the services of bird wailers in Tobago
On 12 March 2024, the Pilot Project, “Demonstration of a solar powered wailer bird deterrent system to reduce crop losses caused by Parrots...
