Model farm to be developed in Guyana through collaboration with Barbados
During a Joint Commission meeting where representatives from Guyana and Barbados met at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2013, a decision was taken to establish a Model Farm in Guyana.
View ArticleCaribbean's coconut industry needs new approach
The Caribbean is taking steps to revive its potentially profitable coconut industry, a move authorities say will depend on knowledge sharing and the replanting of old plantations with desired varieties...
View ArticleStakeholders urged to change reality of food insecure segments of regional...
Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been encouraged to work together to change the reality of the food insecure segments of populations, debunk myths and reshape the perception of...
View ArticleIn mountainous Caribbean islands, farming practices increase risk of soil loss
A Caribbean climate change expert says mountainous countries in the region must pay attention to how farming practices contribute to landslides and other forms of soil loss during extreme weather events.
View ArticlePush for climate-smart agri underway
The case for CARICOM to adopt climate-smart agriculture to deal with the challenges posed by climate change is being hammered home by leading agriculture officials in the region.
View ArticleAgriculture provides many opportunities for women
Increasing one's profits in the agricultural sector is best derived from adding value to products and maximizing land space. This is the advice of Vilma Da Silva, a woman farmer in the Pomeroon River,...
View ArticleClimate smart agriculture must be adopted
As part of the on-going activities for the 12 th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), an opening ceremony was held to officially usher in the 43 workshops which are already underway, and continue into...
View ArticleAgropreneurs’ label is ‘BS!’, minister tells young agriculturalists
Young people involved in agricultural businesses are being encouraged to reject the "agropreneurs" label - a term used to refer to persons involved in agricultural enterprises.
View ArticleWomen in agriculture: the new sexy in developmental circles
The contribution of women to agriculture and agribusiness, and by extension, to national and regional development was hailed on Tuesday as a Women's Forum got underway at the Caribbean Week of...
View ArticlePartnership is the key to continuous development in agriculture
Georgetown: The Technical Centre of Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) advises the regions agricultural stakeholders that agricultural development relies on strong regional cooperation between the...
View ArticleFood nutrition and security must be top priority, says Guyana journalist
"One's very existence depends on agriculture," said veteran Guyanese journalist and media owner Enrico Woolford speaking at the media workshop entitled "Inclusive Evidence-Based Coverage of Agriculture...
View ArticleClimate Smart’ book launched in Guyana
Two leading agricultural organisations have launched a book on agriculture in a climate-change Caribbean environment, as a leading agriculturalist warned that global climate change is one of the most...
View ArticleClimate change also results in more agricultural pests and diseases, farmer says
The impact of climate change on the Caribbean is not limited to shrinking coastlines, more frequent and intense droughts and increasing floods and landslides.
View ArticleMoving the regional coconut industry forward
The vast potential of coconut industry in the Caribbean came under the microscope as the activities of the 12th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) continued at the Guyana International...
View ArticleCaribbean fisheries agency signs MOU with CTA development
During the 12th Caribbean Week of Agriculture held in Guyana, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA) signed a...
View ArticleInterview à Michael Hailu (Directeur du CTA): “Le secteur privé et la société...
"Le secteur privé et la société civile doivent collaborer en faveur de la transformation de l'agriculture en Afrique". C'est ce qu'a déclaré le Directeur du Centre technique de coopération agricole et...
View ArticleHigh-level Panel to Discuss Investment in African Agriculture
Tanzania's President Kikwete and Commissioners of the European and African Unions will join a high-level panel in Brussels to discuss investment opportunities in African agriculture. The panel will...
View ArticleHigh-level panel to explore investment in African agriculture
Tanzania's President Kikwete and Commissioners of the European and African Unions will discuss investment opportunities in African agriculture during a panel session in Brussels on 4 April 2014
View ArticleLE CTA, L’UA, DEVCO/UE, LE SECRETARIAT ACP, CONCORD co-organise le Panel de...
Le Président tanzanien, Jakaya Kikwete, et des Commissaires de l'Union européenne et de l'Union africaine se joindront à un panel de haut niveau à Bruxelles afin de discuter des possibilités...
View ArticleAfrica: Transforming Agriculture « Critical » to Future Growth in Africa
Wageningen — The African Union's Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture and Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industry joined CTA Director Michael Hailu and a panel of experts, policy-makers...
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