KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's Banana Board is urging farmers to implement measures to protect their holdings against the TR4 disease even though the disease has not yet been detected in any Caribbean country.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The General manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie said the industry recorded a productive year in 2022, recording a 2.8 percent increase in banana production and 18.7 percent for plantain.
NEW YORK, NY - I was asked recently what is my favorite meat and I said chicken. Why?
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced the creation of a regional agri-tech campus between Guyana and India.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana will soon commence cultivation trials for millets production to support the transition to large-scale production of the seed locally.
Two training institutions have locked arms to advance workforce development strategies in Grenada, focused on the culinary sector.
SANTIAGO, Chile – A new United Nations (UN) report has revealed that almost a quarter of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) don’t have the money required to have a healthy diet, with the region having the highest cost compared to the rest of the world.
NEW YORK, NY - We are advised daily to eat a balance meal and we all should heed this advice. It will not only keep us healthy but will help us have a sustainable food supply.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean and the Governments of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, are launching a regional cluster of projects on Promoting Windward Islands Food Production and Trade Corridor through National and Regional Value Chain Development.
BELMOPAN, Belize– The government of Belize says as of January 1 this year, the import duty on condensed milk imported into CARICOM from all non-CARICOM sources has been increased to 30 percent after Jamaica gave the commitment to supply the region with the product.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC), Orlando Atherley, says the agency should bring in BD$4.2 million (One Barbados dollar=US$0.50 cents), in revenue from the sale of locally branded packages sugar exports that will be sold to the United States during this year’s harvest which starts on Monday.
BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize is taking steps to revive its shrimp industry that was bringing in revenue close to BDZ$100 million (One BDZ$=US$0.49 cents) annually up to 2014.
NEW YORK, NY - The coconut is an essential super food in Caribbean cuisine. It is used both in savory and sweet dishes in addition to providing the precious delectable super nutrient – coconut oil.
