Since May up to early June, extreme rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and low-level troughs has been affecting Northern and Southern Guyana, resulting in unprecedented flooding. On…
Cassava is a popular root crop in the Cayman Islands. It is used in both its fresh and processed forms in a variety of dishes and snacks. ‘Black Stick’ is…
Bahamas’ cascarilla (Croton eluteria) industry is estimated to be worth 1 billion United States Dollars (USD). Annually, the country exports between 4 to 10 tonnes of the bark to Europe,…
The importation of raw materials (corn and soybean meal) for animal feed production into CARICOM, accounts for a significant proportion of the Region’s burgeoning food import bill. Since 2019, CARDI,…
Ministers’ Brief June 2021 Contents CARDI team leads flood assessment in Guyana Evaluating the yield potential of the ‘Black Stick’ cassava cultivar CARDI supports the industrialisation of cascarilla in…
The Saint Lucia Representation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will receive financial and technical bids, in electronic (PDF) format, in English language, from July 1 st,…
CARDI. Safeguarding agriculture workers from COVID-19 in 6 steps. [2020]. Trinidad and Tobago: Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. [Infographic]
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in collaboration with the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) also known as the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), has entered into…
While still reeling from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economies, Caribbean countries are now being placed on high alert for a very active hurricane season. The…
CARDI Jamaica in collaboration with the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) and Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), distributed the second batch of over 2,000 seedlings from the coconut nursery established at the…