The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), the Government of Jamaica, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) are joint funding sources for the four-year project, Diversification of the Caribbean Livestock Sector through the Production of Small Ruminants which was launched in Kingston, Jamaica on the 7-9 December 2011.
Diversification of the Caribbean Livestock Sector through the Production of Small Ruminants
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
CARDI Trinidad and Tobago Open Day 2011
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Photo: Tour of a Protected Agriculture Operation
The Trinidad and Tobago Unit of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) hosted the 3rd Annual Open Day “Improving lives through agricultural research” on December 02nd, 2011.
The day’s activities included an opening ceremony, exhibition and a mini-tour which showcased the work being conducted by CARDI at a Protected Agriculture Operation and Sweet Potato Demonstration Plot.
CTA/CARDI/UNECLAC Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
CTA/CARDI/UNECLAC Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity
Date: Monday 14 – Friday 18 November 2011
Venue: ECLAC Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago view
10th Caribbean Week of Agriculture opens
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Roseau, Dominica, 9 October 2011
The 10th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) opened in the Commonwealth of Dominica with a call for collaboration among governments and stakeholders to recommend policy measures to reduce poverty, increase food production, formulate fundamental objectives and strategies for adaptation and mitigation to the harmful effects of Climate Change including management practices for the Caribbean’s water supply.
CWA is being hosted from the 9-15 October, 2011 in Dominica under the theme “Caribbean Food and Nutrition Security in a Changing Climate – The Nature Island Experience”.
