FAO Sub-regional office for the Caribbean

FAO's Subregional Office for the Caribbean (SLC), founded in 1996, is located at the UN House in Barbados. Headed by a Subregional Representative (SRC) and staffed by a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and an Administrative Unit, the office is tasked with carrying out FAO's global mandate in the region by

putting available and accessible information within reach of all concerned stakeholders:
providing policy and strategic advice and sharing expertise;
providing a meeting place for nations;
bringing knowledge to the field, especially international best practices.

Highlights

FAO Campus

Courses of self-study, semi face-to-face and virtual with tutor.

Heroes of deserts and highlands

Did you know that 2024 will be 2024 will be the International Year of Camelids?

Stories

A forest home in Paraguay

10/11/2025

Bees for biodiversity in Belize

19/05/2025

Banding together to re-root the Jamaican ginger industry

02/11/2020

Rural women in Haiti invest in themselves

10/07/2023

A fresh start for prawn producers after extreme weather in Dominica

16/04/2021

Role models and innovation give farming a new reputation in Jamaica

14/09/2021

Pineapple potential written all over the sandy soil of Suriname

29/08/2022

Resilience through innovation in Haiti

22/06/2023

Nurturing the nature island’s sea moss industry

08/05/2024

Female Entrepreneurs Receive Gender Grants from FAO and The Bahamas Development Bank

14/10/2024

Supporting indigenous peoples to restore the balance between wildlife and food security

21/10/2019

Why quality seeds are foundational to the production of the island’s signature crop

Breaking boundaries in hot pepper production in Jamaica

18/03/2025

Empowering women to conserve wildlife: a model for sustainable development in the Rupununi

11/03/2025

Stepping boldly into Guyana’s aquaculture space

31/01/2025

Alternative Feed source_FAO Paul Salma photo

Alternative Livestock Feed Project to prioritize locally sourced ingredients

30/07/2024

Publications

Stepping up resilient and sustainable small-scale fisheries and aquaculture

19/03/2024

The theme for the IYAFA celebration in WECAFC was ‘Resilience and Recovery,’ with a specific focus on gender and youth. The selection of Resilience...

Opportunities and challenges for agrifood trade between Central American Integration System and Caribbean Community countries

01/02/2024

This study responds to the proposal made by the Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC) and the Secretariat for Central American...