By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of “Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range […]
$5 million from FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme will assist in building more resilient agrifood systems Geneva/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced the launch of a new $5 million project supported by the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) strengthen their capacities and tackle common […]
By Mario Lubetkin There is no doubt that water is a fundamental resource for everyone. It is essential for health, energy, food production, the development of healthy ecosystems, climate adaptation, and the reduction of poverty and inequalities. Water is central to sustainable development. Despite its obvious relevance, we are facing a global water crisis and […]
The Government of St Lucia and FAO are working together to improve coconut production starting with a training of the country’s coconut farmers and other stakeholders March 23, 2023 – Castries, St Lucia – In St Lucia, like most other Caribbean countries, the coconut culture runs deep. From coconut water to coconut milk and coconut […]
Caribbean foresters and resource managers share good examples from St Lucia’s Mankòtè Mangrove to educate on mangrove management good practices. February 22, 2023 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Mangroves are in decline globally, with mangrove forest cover decreasing by over 1 million hectares worldwide in the past two decades. But in the Caribbean things are different: […]
Stakeholders from all three countries are working to upgrade their dasheen value chains to increase production and access to local, regional, and extra-regional markets. February 20, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Dasheen was the focus of weeklong discussions among some 50 stakeholders including farmers, exporters, government representatives and regional partner Caribbean Agricultural Research and […]
FAO is working with partners and stakeholders to roll out a project aimed at rearing insects as a locally produced alternative feed source for animals in the Caribbean February 9, 2023, Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of […]
The Government of Grenada seeks to expand and diversify its list of commodities available for export and reduce its importation of some locally grown produce February 8, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Grenada has a long, lucrative history on regional and global markets through its trade of locally-grown spices, which have led the country to […]
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, APRIL 7, 2022 –The Ministry of Agriculture is optimistic about the success and potential positive impact of the Agriculture Risk Insurance product which is being implemented with support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This project was initiated in response to the devastating impact on the agriculture sector by […]
