Small farmers in Jamaica to learn climate-smart agriculture skills
Thousands of smallholding farmers in Jamaica will be exposed to training on the use of climate-smart practices and information communications technology in agriculture: Under the project, dubbed ‘Accelerating the Uptake of Climate-smart Agriculture in selected African, Caribbean and Pacific countries’, to be implemented in three beneficiary countries – Jamaica, Mali …
FAO, Mexico to assist Caribbean countries with climate resilient agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the government of Mexico have established a fund to help fourteen Caribbean countries leverage additional financial support to make their agricultural systems more climate resilient: Fourteen countries from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have agreed to boost their resilience and …
Agricultural technology advances in the Caribbean
An article from the Saint Lucia Star highlights some of the ways in which technology is modernizing agriculture in the Caribbean, with examples from Barbados and Saint Lucia: Thanks to a boom in ‘green technology’ there are now a lot more tools at their disposal. The uptake of GreenTech among …
Vacancy: Agriculture Emergency Coordinator and DRR Expert, FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is inviting applications for the position of Agriculture Emergency Coordinator and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Expert. The Expert will perform or assist in the following tasks: Undertake field assessments and evaluations of relief requirements in countries affected by natural and/or man-made …
Bahamian company partners with Chinese firms for agricultural development
Bahamaren, a Bahamian business consultancy and trade facilitation company, recently announced that it has signed memoranda of understanding with two Chinese companies, with a focus on agricultural development and innovation: Bahamaren Limited is hoping to provide affordable agricultural greenhouse technology, artificial intelligence (AI) technology and agricultural machinery in The Bahamas …
Trinidad and Tobago launches “Don’t pack a pest” campaign
With support from the United States Department of Agriculture, Trinidad and Tobago has launched a programme to prevent the accidental introduction of agricultural pests via passenger luggage: There is a high risk of diseases such as Foot and Mouth crossing the border from Venezuela and entering T&T, said Agriculture Minister …
Youth attend CDB-funded bootcamp on climate-smart agriculture in Grenada
Thirty young Grenadians recently participated in a bootcamp designed to position them to be pioneers in climate-smart agriculture: The youth participants, who are between the ages of 18 and 35 years old, are the newest cohort in the Caribbean Development Bank’s Vybzing Youth Outreach Programme, which is being held under …