ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, NOV. 16, 2017 – The Government of Grenada will announce plans in the upcoming budget, to reduce this country’s huge poultry import bill. During the November 5 endorsement of Sen. Pamela Moses, as the candidate for St. Patrick East, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Dr. the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell, said […]
Villalobos recently discussed the results of his two terms as Director General to a gathering in Costa Rica of 32 delegations from the region’s ministries of agriculture. San Jose, November 1st 2017 (IICA). The ministers of agriculture of the countries of the Americas endorsed the achievements of the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for […]
Restoration of Immediate Food Production Needed for Dominica’s Rural Population as Country Tries to Recover After the Impact of Hurricane Maria 26 October 2017, Bridgetown, Barbados: Dominica’s food production requires immediate restoration as a result of widespread devastation to agriculture and fisheries caused by Hurricane Maria last month. The country suffered the most damage from […]
But sweeping transformations needed to unlock their potential to help feed and employ a younger, more crowded planet 9 October 2017, Rome – Millions of young people in developing countries who are poised to enter the labour force in the coming decades need not flee rural areas to escape poverty, argues a new FAO report […]
September 13, 2017 (Bridgetown, Barbados) – Seventy agriculture officials from across Latin America and the Caribbean will gather for two days from 14 – 15 September 2017, to discuss how the region can strengthen sustainable agriculture and rural development through innovation, at the 11th Regional Planners Forum on Agriculture. This meeting will be hosted by the […]
ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, SEPT 12. 2017, GIS: Grenada’s Agriculture Sector could experience point 4% growth at the end of this year after suffering a 14% decline last year, mainly due to drought. Despite the decline in the sector, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Dr. Wayne Sandiford said there was an increase in Nutmeg […]
Harnessing our natural wealth. Healing the world, one cup at a time. Grenadians have been drinking Soursop tea for generations, with sound knowledge of its healing benefits. Imagine packaging this experience in a beautiful, convenient way and sharing it with the world. Welcome to the world of Pure Soursop Tea, produced in Grenada, from […]
The IICA Delegation in Suriname and the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) have formalized their collaborative framework for the benefit of agricultural development. Paramaribo, July 4, 2017 (IICA). The Delegation in Suriname of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) have signed a […]
Effective knowledge transfer, improved practices and agricultural innovation could increase productivity in the Americas to better feed the growing global population. San José, 20 June 2017 (IICA). The Americas, including Latin America, have tremendous potential to increase the agricultural productivity needed to feed the world, as stated by authorities of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation […]
