FAO in Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize

News

28 August 2018
The Government of Belize, with the support of FAO, the Mesoamerican Hunger Free programme and the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AMEXCID), embarks on a mission to revamp its school feeding programme through an Exchange of Experiences on School Feeding Programmes in Guatemala. As Belize works to strengthen its...
24 August 2018
The annual Denbigh Agriculture Show in Jamaica rallies people from across the country and the region to share in three days of food, agriculture and fun. FAO joined this 66th staging of the show with a unique take on goat produce, visual displays of value added ginger production, edutainment on...
21 August 2018
Our Call to Action- Let’s achieve Zero Hunger! On October 16, we are celebrating World Food Day under the theme Our Actions are Our Future. A Zero Hunger world by 2030 is possible. This is OUR call to action. Whether you're a business, farmer, government representative or simply someone that's willing to...
17 August 2018
For many unsuspecting patrons of the Denbigh Agricultural Show and the FAO Booth, a sample of goat dairy was the experience of the day. Through a partnership with Ruby Goat Dairy, FAO invited Denbigh patrons to sample goat milk, goat cheese- chèvre, and goat milk yoghurt - delivered in the...
25 July 2018
For the female farmers of the Yardley Chase Farmer’s Group in St. Elizabeth, the impacts of climate change are a daily reality. Crop irrigation is a constant struggle for the farmers who live in a drought stricken area, many of whom cannot afford the costs of setting up irrigation systems....