FAO in Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize

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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...
05 December 2019
Let's #StopSoilErosion to ensure a food secure future...
03 December 2019
Plants make up 80 percent of our food but are under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases. On December 2, 2019, FAO launched the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) for 2020 to raise awareness about the importance of plant health in addressing hunger, poverty and environmental threats, and boosting...