food security
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Guyana’s farmers can contribute to regional food security – President David Granger
By HE David A Granger MSS The world is likely to face a food crisis by 2050 unless agricultural production increases. The Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that there will be an additional two billion mouths to feed in the world within the next thirty-five years. The growth of the world’s population along with increased urbanization is expected to increase…
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CARICOM SG tours farm during Caribbean Week of Agriculture
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (3rd left) joined the Premier of the Cayman Islands Hon. Alden McLaughlin (2nd right) on a tour of the CARDI (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute) Research field on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Tuesday. They were accompanied by Cayman Islands Minister of Community Affairs, Youth and Sport Mr. Ossie Bodden (2nd left) and CARDI officials. CARICOM SG,…
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Caribbean region must boost efforts to prepare for increased drought – UN report
Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the Caribbean, so countries in the region must enhance their capabilities to deal with this and other extreme weather-related challenges to ensure food security and hunger eradication, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said in a new report. The report, Drought Characteristics and Management…
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Caribbean Looks to Aquaculture Food Security to Combat Climate Change
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 10 2015 (IPS) – Jimmi Jones and wife Sandra Lee’s fish farm in Belize City is unique. His fish tanks supply water and nutrients for his vegetable garden needs and the plants filter the water that is recycled back to the tanks. Jones has been showing off the “JimSan Aquaponics” style of organic farming in meetings across…
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FAO: CARICOM countries show progress in meeting global hunger targets
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday December 23, 2015 – The State of Food Insecurity in the CARICOM Caribbean 2015 Report, published yesterday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), shows progress in the Caribbean region in reducing undernourishment and towards meeting global targets. The number of undernourished persons in the Caribbean declined from 8.1 million in 1990-92, to 7.5…
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CARICOM, Italy sign cooperation agreement
CARICOM and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Thursday. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Italy’s Special Envoy for the Countries of the Caribbean, Paolo Serpi signed the document on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21 in Paris, France. The MOU is expected to strengthen political, scientific…
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CTA, IICA agree to create concrete agriculture linkages
(caribnewsdesk) Work on providing Caribbean peoples and businesses more nutritious foods and linking agriculture with tourism was Friday taken a step further with the inking of an agreement between the Technical Centre for Agricultural Cooperation and Rural Development (CTA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA). Signed by IICA Director General, Dr. Victor Villalobos and CTA Director, Michael…
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Guyana cops MDG award for reducing hunger
Guyana was bestowed an award for achieving the distinction of meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), relating to hunger. Agriculture Minister Mr. Noel Holder was in attendance at Rome, Italy, for three specialised meetings, as well as for issues regarding Guyana’s membership of various agriculturally related organisations. The Minister also received the prestigious award for Guyana’s success in meeting the…
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Food safety: More than just a health threat
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. May 14, 2015. Foodborne illnesses are one of the most common public health issues in the Caribbean region, and have increased by 26% since 2010. The fact that thousands of people in the region become sick from tainted food each year demonstrates the need to further safeguard our food supply. In this regard, the Caribbean…
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Food security programme begins in all schools
As it gets ready to re-launch its food security programme to secure investment from the private sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is doing its best to ensure primary and secondary schools are also part of the process. The exercise, which commenced last week with the donation of fruit trees to several primary schools, aims is to establish a garden in…
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