FAO in Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize

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17 June 2019
The FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean welcomes its new Coordinator, Dr Renata Clarke. Dr Clarke has worked at the FAO Headquarters in the area of food safety for the past 20 years, and since 2011, she was Head of FAO Food Safety and Quality Unit.  While at FAO-HQ, she has...
17 June 2019
The FAO Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize is pleased to welcome some new members to the team who will provide tremendous support to work in the sub-region. Ms Bree Romuld joins the team as Agribusiness and Value Chain Development Consultant for the Caribbean Ms. Romuld joined the FAO family in...
07 June 2019
June 7 is World Food Saftey Day, celebrated under the theme "Food Safety: Everybody's Business". The UN General Assembly declared June 7, 2019 as the first World Food Safety Day, which is a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)....
03 June 2019
The Port State Measures Agreement’s rapid adoption is a critical boon for global efforts to safeguard global marine resources and achieve food security
29 May 2019
On May 29th the United Nations launched the Decade of Family Farming, a sector that employs more than 60 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched the United Nations Decade for Family Farming...