Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda - The important and inseparable link between the water, energy and food sectors was a key message at the recent Sensitization Talk on Renewable Energy in Agriculture, held on 28 November in commemoration of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s Energy Month. 

Bridgetown, Barbados- December 2022- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with the fund of the Government of Mexico, and supported by CARICOM through the "Mexico, CARICOM, FAO Initiative Cooperation for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate C...

Castries, Saint Lucia, 1 December 2022- TheFood and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development conducted a one-day workshop for twenty five of Agricultural Extens...

St. Catherine, Jamaica - As the intensifying impacts of climate change continue to threaten water and food security in Jamaica, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Government of Mexico and Government of Jamaica are taking steps to ensure farmers have the tools and expertise to be climate- resilient.  

Belmopan, Belize - 488 primary school students are receiving a free, healthy meal daily as school feeding gets underway in Belize thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Mexico, collaborating with the Government of Belize.  

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis - Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.  

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis - Efforts to improve the availability of freshwater resources and ensure water resource efficiency in Saint Kitts and Nevis are underway thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Caribbean Development Bank, FAO’s Investment Centre, the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.  

Paramaribo, Suriname - Ministerial stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to the achievement of a sustainable school feeding programme in Suriname during a workshop conducted on 12 October with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Mexico.  

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - The “Grow to Glow” school garden competition was recently launched across Trinidad and Tobago.  The competition runs until March 2023 and is open to all the 4-H clubs. It seeks to promote wider nutrition education for children and eating local produce which runs until March 2023. 

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - To mark this year’s World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) representation in Trinidad and Tobago hosted a range of activities to build public education and awareness of issues directly aligned to the organization’s corporate mandate by showcasing its past and present initiatives.  This included work on specific measures such as timely and well-targeted social protection policies and programmes to support vulnerable groups. Particularly, highlighting the role of women and youth in agrifood systems, promoting healthy diets and eradicating hunger issues by 2030.  




 

Bridgetown, Barbados – The use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production will become more accessible to farmers thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Barbados.

 

 

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Students in Saint. Vincent and The Grenadines are now one-step closer to accessing healthy and nutritious schools meals using locally available fish thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines.  

Castries, St. Lucia – The training makes good on the Government of St Lucia’s agreement to ensure that the National School Feeding Program is linked with farmers and food producers who can sustainably provide safe produce. The month-long training sessions explored topics such as low usage of agrochemical inputs, post-harvest handling, food safety, agribusiness management, and marketing linkages. It also afforded the participating farmers the opportunity to design agribusiness ideas, which were launched at last week’s graduation exercise.  

Bridgetown, Barbados - Around the Caribbean and Latin America, the need to focus on the full value of water to society is becoming increasingly important, like in the rest of the world, as the resource continues to face supply and demand challenges. Raising awareness on this was a central goal of the ‘’Focus on the Americas’’ sessions at the Stockholm International Water Institute’s World Water Week held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 24 August to 1 September 2022, in a hybrid online/in-person format. 

Paramaribo, Suriname - Students’ access to wholesome and nutritious school meals is becoming a reality in Suriname thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Suriname.