agricultural development

  • Photo of Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative

    Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative

    Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, has highlighted the positive results of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 25 x 2025+5 Initiative. He identified the key advancements in the approval and implementation of the Trade Policy for Animal and Animal Products (TPAAP), Regional Agricultural Health and Food Safety Policy, Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary (SPS) Guidelines for Trade in…

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  • Photo of Significant investment opportunities in Region’s poultry industry

    Significant investment opportunities in Region’s poultry industry

    As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues the quest to achieve its food and nutrition security goals, significant investment, employment and agro-processing opportunities in the poultry industry, have been identified. Mr. Shaun Baugh, Programme Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, said the industry, the Region’s largest agro-industrial enterprise, presents opportunities for employment generation in wealth creation, food and…

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  • Photo of Private sector must lead in quest to strengthen regional food security – Amb. David Prendergast

    Private sector must lead in quest to strengthen regional food security – Amb. David Prendergast

    The private sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must take the lead in strengthening regional food security, driving economic development, and stimulating investment in the agriculture sector. Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, underlined the private sector’s role while speaking on 13 May 2025 at the opening of the Caribbean Poultry Association’s (CPA) Eighth International Technical…

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  • Photo of Food security and nutrition in focus at statistics workshop

    Food security and nutrition in focus at statistics workshop

    Regional statisticians and agriculture stakeholders are participating in a workshop in Trinidad and Tobago aimed at building capacity to measure and monitor food security and nutrition (FSN). Representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Ministries of Agriculture, National Statistical Offices, Food and Nutrition specialists, and other regional and international organisations, are at…

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  • Photo of Webinar series aims to prepare agriculture sector for 2025 hurricane season

    Webinar series aims to prepare agriculture sector for 2025 hurricane season

    With the hurricane season approaching (June – November), the CARICOM Secretariat will begin a webinar series aimed at strengthening the preparedness of the agriculture sector of the Region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Food and Agriculture Organisation of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, World Food Programme Introduce New Caribbean Food Security Tracker

    CARICOM, World Food Programme Introduce New Caribbean Food Security Tracker

    In a significant step toward bolstering food security in the Region, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), launched the Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard. The digital platform, unveiled on Thursday, 10 April 2025, offers live updates on food security conditions across 11 Caribbean nations: Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint…

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  • Photo of Monitoring platform a symbol of determination to foster a food-secure future – CARICOM SG

    Monitoring platform a symbol of determination to foster a food-secure future – CARICOM SG

    “The Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard is more than just a tool; it is a symbol of resilience and determination to foster a food-secure future for the Community. While the platform monitors food security, we remain committed to the broader goal of achieving food and nutrition security for the Region. I look forward to seeing the invaluable insights from…

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  • Photo of Barbados’ CARICOM Youth Ambassador Launches Sustainable School Gardening Project

    Barbados’ CARICOM Youth Ambassador Launches Sustainable School Gardening Project

    The project aligns with Barbados’ wider goals under the CARICOM 25 by 2025 (now 25 X 2030) agenda to reduce food imports and improve youth engagement in agriculture.  On Wednesday, 26 March, Barbados CARICOM Youth Ambassador Ashley Lashley launched Growing Tomorrow Harvest to empower young people and nurture more health-conscious and resilient citizens. The Project will integrate sustainable gardening in…

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  • Photo of Focal points in training on agriculture market information system

    Focal points in training on agriculture market information system

    Representatives and focal points from the agricultural sector in CARICOM, on Tuesday, began training on an electronic market information system that is scheduled to be activated by April month-end. The system is intended to provide timely and accurate information about the availability of commodities on the regional market. The 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development…

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  • Photo of Remarks by Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade |Opening of the National Consultations on CSME Implementation | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday 18 March 2025

    Remarks by Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade |Opening of the National Consultations on CSME Implementation | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday 18 March 2025

    –Salutations– I am honoured and delighted to be here in Trinidad and Tobago for this CSME country mission. Trinidad and Tobago is a foundational bulwark of regional integration and has been central to all phases of our regional integration effort as the seat of the West Indies federation, a founding member of CARIFTA, and the home of the Treaty of…

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