Juan Cheaz
@CheazJuan
FAO Representative a.i. for Barbados
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http://www.fao.org/americas/en/ 09-06-2011 15:21:10
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Pleasure to have this very timely discussion with FAO working with SIDS Director & FAOGeneva Director Dominique Burgeon & to thank @FAO FAO in the Caribbean for the assistance to #Barbados on fish silage & on #foodsecurity
🇱🇨Ginger farmers, extension officers, technicians & other stakeholders conclude training on good agricultural practices in production, integrated pest management & harvesting as FAO in the Caribbean works with them to strengthen St Lucia's ginger value chain. #valuechains4change
🇱🇨🫚Ahead of training in ginger production & nursery development in St Lucia, FAO in the Caribbean 's Prof. Saravanakumar meets with reps from the Ministry of Agri, Fisheries, Food Security & Rural Dev. for initial consultations on ginger production in the country. #valuechains4change
🇱🇨🫚 Training in Ginger Production & Nursery Development is in full effect in St Lucia! Farmers, extension officers, technicians & other stakeholders meet for three days to learn good agricultural practices in production & propagation systems. #valuechains4change
All aboard 🛥️!
Manuel Barange, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries & Aquaculture Division (NFI) on his official mission to #Barbados 🇧🇧 visited an anchored FAD site in Bridgetown with FAO team of Juan Cheaz & Yvette
Die Ouadi and the Fisheries Unit.
Fisheries & Aquaculture UN Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
📢Every day there is a hustle & bustle of fish vendors & processors at The Bridgetown Fisheries Complex in 🇧🇧 #Barbados 🐟🐠
Manuel Barange, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries & Aquaculture Division (NFI) meets some of these #foodheroes 🦸.
Fisheries & Aquaculture Juan Cheaz
After a visit to FAD1 off #Bridgetown (FAD maintenance is important) I had lunch with the #Barbados Minister of Environment and Blue Economy, H.E. Adrian Forde at Oistins Fish Market, discussing why #Bluetransformation is crucial for a sustainable ocean.
Visiting Barbados Ruminant Farm Services, a non profit organization led by Wayne Smith, receiving Food and Agriculture Organization support to turn fish waste (mostly from flying fish trimmings) into super quality fertilizer and animal feed products. #circulareconomy . Food and Agriculture Organizationfish
I followed this with a visit to Shorelinez, a seafood wholesaler in St John, Barbados, installing a bio-processor to transform 1000kg of fish trimmings into high quality crop fertilizers in 24h. #bluetransformation and #circulareconomy . Fisheries & Aquaculture
I visited Barbados’ Adams Aquafarm, a thriving #hydroponics business and training facility, supported by @fao in its earlier stages. As Cristina, the owner told me, if she had access to finance she would double it in size, that’s how well it works
Last week I met #Barbados ’ Minister of Youth, Sport and Community empowerment, H.E. CharlesGriffith and Minister of Agriculture, H.E. Indar A. Weir, to discuss Food and Agriculture Organization’s work in the country, with @fao’s representative Juan Cheaz and @fao’s Yvette Diei Ouadi
#Barbados #Bridgetown harbour, a dynamic and well run facility for the offloading and processing of #tuna , #flyingfish and other #fisheries for local and export markets
Limya Eltayeb Kenroy Roach Manuel Barange UNDP Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean FAO in the Caribbean United Nations Caribbean 3/3 This follows the successful 38th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America & the Caribbean. Mr. Barange met local @FAO staff & will visit key sites, and Barbados ministries and Ministers to advance the Green & #BlueEconomy .
📸: UN Barbados & Eastern Caribbean/Java Sealy
1/3 Building a Caribbean that's SDG strong! UN Resident Coordinator a.i. and UNDP Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean Resident Representative Limya Eltayeb welcomed Food and Agriculture Organization's Assistant Director-General Manuel Barange to 🇧🇧. to strengthen collaboration on #FoodSecurity , climate action & the Blue Economy.
