FAO in Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize

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16 December 2019
Greetings to you all from the FAO Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize. As we come to the end of 2019, we gaze back on the achievements and challenges of the year and the strong spirit of collaboration and coordination demonstrated by you the Government, fellow development agencies, academia, the...
13 December 2019
Mr Clifton Wilson is the Representation's newest team member to support the management of the organization's projects and provide overall programme support. Mr Wilson is an Agronomist with a Masters of Philosophy in Crop Production from the University of the West Indies. He is trained in Project Management, Natural Resource Governance,...
09 December 2019
The community of St. Peters in East Rural St Andrew, Jamaica, located miles into the hills of the parish, is a beautiful countryside area with a lovely gentle breeze, lush land and beautiful sceneries. St Peters is also an area with susceptiblility to incidences of soil erosion. As the home...
07 December 2019
Under the FAO Technical Cooperation Project," Assessment of the National School Feeding Programme in The Bahamas”, representatives from the Ministries of Education, Health and Agriculture participated in a study tour to the Dominican Republic in November 2019. During the tour, the Bahamas delegation observed the sustainable school feeding model in the...
06 December 2019
On September 1, 2019, The Bahamas was hit by Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm. Abaco and Grand Bahama, two major islands of the Commonwealth experienced the catastrophic impacts of this hurricane and approximately seventy thousand people were impacted. While the approximate death toll at the time of this posting stands...