CARDI Ministers’ Brief August 2019 Special Issue on Jamaica Building a climate resilient agriculture sectorFocusing on nursery expansion to meet coconut seedling demandPromoting the use of compost to enhance an integrated production…
Training young scientists in modelling and data management
The University of the West Indies Mona (Departments of Physics and Life Sciences) in collaboration with the Department of Life Sciences, UWI St. Augustine hosted a two-week crop modelling workshop, “Training Modules in Crop Simulation Modeling, Climate Change and Livestock Impact Assessment,” from July 16-27, 2018. The training was delivered by leading regional and international experts in the areas of agriculture, crop modelling, climate variability and climate change.
During week one, participants were introduced to climate and modelling basics in preparation for the advanced DSSAT module which was delivered in week 2. The training was intended to build the capacity of key public and private sector stakeholders within the agriculture sector, nationally and regionally, to conduct crop simulation modelling using the FAO AquaCrop Model and the DSSAT Model. In addition to being trained in the use of these models, the course sought to enhance understanding of climate change basics and how climate variability and change is impacting agriculture. It was intended to provide a basic introduction to crop modelling, and its application to Caribbean Crops.
CARDI in collaboration with the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) has undertaken several initiatives to increase the availability of quality coconut seednuts and seedlings to farmers in Jamaica, under the…
One of the main activities at the CARDI Sam Motta Demonstration and Training Centre (SMDTC), is that of crop/ livestock integration. Crop/ livestock integration is a form of mixed farming…
The 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show was held from 4 to 6 August 2019 at the Denbigh showgrounds in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica under the recurring theme, “Grow…
CARDI Ministers’ Brief June 2019 Bolstering agriculture production through the use of ICTsCaribbean and Africa show off value chain alliancesCARDI participates in the Annual Meeting of the Coordinating Group of Pesticides…
R&D in Agriculture: a bulletin on information resources, July 2019 - CITRUS GREENING / HUANGLONGBING CONTENTS: GENERAL INFORMATION - INTERNATIONAL; REVIEW OF RESEARCH; HUANGLONGBING DISEASE PYRAMID; MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL; VECTOR:…
CARDI St Lucia in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture hosted a workshop on 29 May 2019 on ‘Market Intelligence as a Strategy to Better Manage Climate Change Risks’. Stakeholder…
CARDI’s strategic partner Alliances for Action has mobilised its partners from across the Atlantic to produce some special edition chocolate to showcase its value chain alliances at the ACP-EU Private…
Annika Minnot, CARDI Scientist represented the Institute at the 23rd meeting of the Coordinating Group of pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) and the 4th meeting of the Project…