FAO in the Caribbean
@FAOCaribbean
News & information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations offices in the #Caribbean. Follow our Director-General QU Dongyu, @FAODG.
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🏝️ Islands are way more than just dots on a map!
A new campaign will highlight what's at stake if 🌎 fails to address the crises of climate change & debt threatening island life as we know it #SIDSStories
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📢FAO in the Caribbean was well represented at the first-ever United Nations Global Supply Chain Forum in Barbados🇧🇧 by Yvette Diei Ouadi, Fisheries & Aquaculture Officer!
Her vast knowledge was invaluable on the 'Energy transition of fishing fleets' panel discussion 👏.
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From increased food production to increased #biodiversity bees and other pollinators give us so much.
But did you know that pollinators aren't all insects?
📽️ Watch to learn more about the different types of pollinators out there 👇
🇻🇨🌶️Meet the team facilitating #SVG 's Hot Pepper Evaluation & Cost of Production Workshop: CARDI Caribbean's Donawa Jackson, FAO in the Caribbean's Jai Rampersad, Dr Coleen Phillips, Dr Omardath Maharaj, & Ministry of Agri.'s Deborah Daniel & Marcus Richards. #valuechains4change
🇻🇨🌶️During the opening of the #SVG Hot Pepper Evaluation & Cost of Production Workshop, FAO in the Caribbean Subregional Coordinator, Dr Renata Clarke delivered remarks followed by a special presentation by Hon. Saboto Caesar, Min. of Agri. #valuechains4change
🇻🇨🌶️In St Vincent & the Grenadines, public & private sector actors tune into the session on evaluating the production of hot peppers in #SVG , presented by FAO in the Caribbean's Trade Dev. Specialist Jai Rampersad & Marcus Richards, Senior Agricultural Officer, MoA. #valuechains4change
🇻🇨🌶️This week St Vincent and the Grenadines is working on firing up it's hot pepper value chain with the support of FAO in the Caribbean , the #SVG Ministry of Agriculture and CARDI Caribbean
Learn more👉🏾 fao.org/americas/news/…
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